How long have you been 'connected'? - Page 2

Goose · 22-01-2008, 13:35

Around 2001, I think. I guess that makes me e-young (which is better than being an e-OAP

).

Will · 22-01-2008, 13:36

I remember at school they had ISDN!!!!1111 we were connected then in my early teens so 93-94ish. At home we had a good old 9600baud modem that we used to use on BBS and I believe some form of Netscape - I can't for the life of me remember who we dialed up with... possibly ATT or Hemscot - probably around 95. I started playing quake online in 97ish.

Joe 90 · 22-01-2008, 13:48

think it must of been around 97 when i was about 11/12 - a young newb, caught in the web of AOL. had a US robotics 56k modem

Del Lardo · 22-01-2008, 14:00

School had an internet connection in the library from around '95 but it was hardly ever used as it was heavily cencored. Even the BMW website set alarm bells off!

Got a home connection in '97 from AOL back in the good old days where BT would charge 1.5p/minute for the call and AOL would tak another 1.5p/minute on top of the £14.99/month charge. I was allowed 2 hours access a week before I had to start paying my parents and remember what a revelation it was when they introudced the 0800 numbers with fixed cost of £14.99/month. If anything it was a bigger revalation than my first 512k connection with NTL which was pretty special!

Matblack · 22-01-2008, 14:15

I started with a 9600 baud USRobotics modem, this was pre-web and I was using BBS sites, you used to dial into them directly and they were effectively forums, the one I remember distinctly was 'The Wacky Carrot' board which I believe was run locally. Progressed through 14,400, 28,000, 36,000 baud to 56k.

When I moved out of home I got 512kb BB and a whole new world opened up

MB

Pumpkinstew · 22-01-2008, 14:17

It was probably sometime in a 1996 when I plugged in a modem and 'surfed the web' for the first time at home.
It tied up the phoneline of course so the amount of phonecalls trying to sell us double glazing instantly fell to zero as all they got was the engaged tone.
I can still hear the screechy noises it made when it connected.

petemc · 22-01-2008, 14:22

Baud. I miss that term

Matblack · 22-01-2008, 14:35

The first time I used dial-up (the internet wouldn't be around for a good while yet) was on one of these, http://www.old-computers.com/museum/....asp?st=1&c=19 it had a whopping 20mb hard dive and my father used it to write a program for his business which I believe was used on the same machine for about 15 years.

I remember being stunned by the power at the time and playing endlessly with Lotus123 doing graphs and stuff, despite not having the power of the Atari ST I had I somehow knew that PC was the way forward and didn't buy another games machine, from there on it was only PCs for me.

MB

Desmo · 22-01-2008, 14:55

I had a 9600 baud modem for my Amiga 500 so that was my first outing into the unknown. After that it would have been my first proper PC with a 56k modem. Then I had ISDN installed in my bedroom and then on to ADSL.

Del Lardo · 22-01-2008, 14:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matblack

despite not having the power of the Atari ST I had I somehow knew that PC was the way forward and didn't buy another games machine, from there on it was only PCs for me.

MB

I had the same realisation around 1992 when I was given the choice of getting an external HDD for my Atari ST or a family PC. Even at 11 years of age the choice was an easy one and a 486 SX25 with 4MB RAM and 170mb HDD arrived soon after. I was really jealous when my best mate got a 486 DX40 with 4MB RAM and a 250mb HDD a month later

22-01-2008, 13:35	#11
Goose The list is long, but distinguished Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Århus, Denmark Posts: 1,643	Around 2001, I think. I guess that makes me e-young (which is better than being an e-OAP ). __________________

22-01-2008, 13:36	#12
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	I remember at school they had ISDN!!!!1111 we were connected then in my early teens so 93-94ish. At home we had a good old 9600baud modem that we used to use on BBS and I believe some form of Netscape - I can't for the life of me remember who we dialed up with... possibly ATT or Hemscot - probably around 95. I started playing quake online in 97ish. __________________ *No No!*

22-01-2008, 13:48	#13
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Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I started with a 9600 baud USRobotics modem, this was pre-web and I was using BBS sites, you used to dial into them directly and they were effectively forums, the one I remember distinctly was 'The Wacky Carrot' board which I believe was run locally. Progressed through 14,400, 28,000, 36,000 baud to 56k. When I moved out of home I got 512kb BB and a whole new world opened up MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

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Pumpkinstew Absinthe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mostly Oxford, Sometimes Bristol Posts: 1,156	It was probably sometime in a 1996 when I plugged in a modem and 'surfed the web' for the first time at home. It tied up the phoneline of course so the amount of phonecalls trying to sell us double glazing instantly fell to zero as all they got was the engaged tone. I can still hear the screechy noises it made when it connected. __________________ Get old, or die tryin' PSTEWREVIEWS - Chunks of Meaty Reviews, Mixed with Your Five a Day of News, Comment and Opinion, Floating in a Broth of Suspect Grammar and Seasoned Liberally with Mixed Metaphor. Tasty.

22-01-2008, 14:00	#14
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	School had an internet connection in the library from around '95 but it was hardly ever used as it was heavily cencored. Even the BMW website set alarm bells off! Got a home connection in '97 from AOL back in the good old days where BT would charge 1.5p/minute for the call and AOL would tak another 1.5p/minute on top of the £14.99/month charge. I was allowed 2 hours access a week before I had to start paying my parents and remember what a revelation it was when they introudced the 0800 numbers with fixed cost of £14.99/month. If anything it was a bigger revalation than my first 512k connection with NTL which was pretty special!

22-01-2008, 14:22	#17
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Baud. I miss that term __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

22-01-2008, 14:35	#18
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	The first time I used dial-up (the internet wouldn't be around for a good while yet) was on one of these, http://www.old-computers.com/museum/....asp?st=1&c=19 it had a whopping 20mb hard dive and my father used it to write a program for his business which I believe was used on the same machine for about 15 years. I remember being stunned by the power at the time and playing endlessly with Lotus123 doing graphs and stuff, despite not having the power of the Atari ST I had I somehow knew that PC was the way forward and didn't buy another games machine, from there on it was only PCs for me. MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

22-01-2008, 14:55	#19
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I had a 9600 baud modem for my Amiga 500 so that was my first outing into the unknown. After that it would have been my first proper PC with a 56k modem. Then I had ISDN installed in my bedroom and then on to ADSL. __________________