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Jul 31, 2007 | 04:45 PM

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RE: I feel like whoring it up

I remember back in the mid 90's when the internet was just becoming popular and people always wondered who to make the check out to for internet service and asked do I make that out to the Internet.

Jul 31, 2007 | 04:47 PM

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RE: I feel like whoring it up

hmm never experienced that. but i was big on the bulletin boards back when you had to dial in to specific locations before everything became interlaced

Jul 31, 2007 | 04:51 PM

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RE: I feel like whoring it up

Remember L.O.R.D. ?

Jul 31, 2007 | 04:59 PM

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RE: I feel like whoring it up

good old pre-90 bbs games

Jul 31, 2007 | 05:04 PM

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RE: I feel like whoring it up

Heck yeah. never had to put the handset on the modem though. Never had to use punch cards either.

Jul 31, 2007 | 05:06 PM

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RE: I feel like whoring it up

nope - though i think we did have one of those modems but never used it.

Jul 31, 2007 | 05:09 PM

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RE: I feel like whoring it up

I remember the first computer we had was a Tandy that you had to hook up to the back of your TV. and you had to write your own programs to play games on it.

Jul 31, 2007 | 05:09 PM

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War Games brings back so many memories.

Jul 31, 2007 | 05:17 PM

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great movie

after the commodor our first was an IBM xt 8mhz - then a turbo xt at 12mhz - then a 286, 386, 486, etc etc

Jul 31, 2007 | 05:24 PM

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RE: I feel like whoring it up

Same thing with hackers. Angelina was so young back then.