Poll: Did you have net access at home in 2000? - Page 2

Edward64 · 09-30-2010, 06:28 AM

Yes. I know we had cable modem access when we moved into the new house in 2001. In the old house, it was dialup but think we changed to cable modem there also at the end.

lordscarlet · 09-30-2010, 09:25 AM

I still have my prodigy username ingrained in my head. JBBJ82C

flere-imsaho · 09-30-2010, 09:34 AM

I still remember switching from a 300 to a 14.4k modem. LIGHTNING FAST!!!

lordscarlet · 09-30-2010, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

I still remember switching from a 300 to a 14.4k modem. LIGHTNING FAST!!!

We did 1200->2400->56k if I remember correctly.

And we had a NINE HUNDRED MEGABYTE drive on our BBS!!

Alan T · 09-30-2010, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by lordscarlet

We did 1200->2400->56k if I remember correctly.

And we had a NINE HUNDRED MEGABYTE drive on our BBS!!

I think I had a 300 baud back for compuserve in the 80s, but I honestly don't remember for sure. That was parents though so doesn't count.

I personally owned in college a 2400 -> 9600 -> 14.4k -> 56k

Then from the 56k, I ended up getting two modem lines and 3com had a pretty cool device called an officeconnect modem that would bond two phone lines into one connection as long as your ISP supported it. You didn't actually get 56k connectivity back then though and usually were lucky to get much over 33.6k. Usually it topped out at about 43kbps for anyone using a 56k modem. But with this office connect modem and dual bonded phone lines, I got almost 75kbps speed!

Airhog · 09-30-2010, 10:41 AM

I g ot net access when mosaic was the browser of choice. Actually, I've been on the net since the WWW exploded. Around 16 years i would guess.

I remember how much of a pain it was to get local dialup to work with my Amiga

cartman · 09-30-2010, 10:46 AM

My dad was a programmer for Tandy (Radio Shack) for over 20 years. Back in the late 70s, he was one of the first telecommuters. We had a TRS-80 Model 3 with one of those acoustic coupler modems that he used to connect back to the office.

JediKooter · 09-30-2010, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by cartman

My dad was a programmer for Tandy (Radio Shack) for over 20 years. Back in the late 70s, he was one of the first telecommuters. We had a TRS-80 Model 3 with one of those acoustic coupler modems that he used to connect back to the office.

You're in a desert and you see a gas station...

GrantDawg · 09-30-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

You're in a desert and you see a gas station...

Sun Tzu · 09-30-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by PilotMan

dialup until two years ago.

How did this slip through the cracks?

Good god man, how did you survive all the way until 2008 on a dial-up modem?

JediKooter · 09-30-2010, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sun Tzu

How did this slip through the cracks?

Good god man, how did you survive all the way until 2008 on a dial-up modem?

He was distracted by the dancing baby.

Sun Tzu · 09-30-2010, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

He was distracted by the dancing baby.

thread win

Dutch · 09-30-2010, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by lordscarlet

I still have my prodigy username ingrained in my head. JBBJ82C

heh...I'm *still* using my Prodigy username.

lordscarlet · 09-30-2010, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutch

heh...I'm *still* using my Prodigy username.

You just blew my mind

Autumn · 09-30-2010, 09:00 PM

300 baud? Luxury. In my day we connected to a BBS in my basement with a long string and a 3 baud modem. It took 23 hours to connect and then you were dropped out after 5 minutes. And we were happy to have those five minutes.

Suicane75 · 09-30-2010, 09:10 PM

Of course I did, how the hell else was I gonna download 20,000 Aimee Sweet pictures?

Vince, Pt. II · 09-30-2010, 09:22 PM

Even with the target audience in mind, I'm blown away by the results of this poll. I seem to remember that I had at least as many friends who DIDN'T have net access as who did back in 2000.

Suicane75 · 09-30-2010, 09:26 PM

See, I don't remember any who didn't have it.

Mac Howard · 10-01-2010, 01:30 AM

Was first "on line" back in the early to mid eighties. Had these rubber cups you put over a telephone handset. It was just the cost of a telephone call and connected to user groups for the BBC Micro home computer. Had Compuserve in the early 90s - I recall them suddenly opening up their system to something called "the web".

Pumpy Tudors · 10-01-2010, 04:36 PM

I started in the BBS scene back in 1984, and my first type of connection with the internet was sometime around 1990. I'm one of the grumpy old men of the internet.

Capital · 10-01-2010, 05:02 PM

We did have dial up internet at home.

stevew · 10-01-2010, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

I started in the BBS scene back in 1984, and my first type of connection with the internet was sometime around 1990. I'm one of the grumpy old men of the internet.

I thought it was so random how you knew my friend corey. I guess there really weren't many users back then. He told me how they had cable internet back in like 94. I think we didn't have a local number for dial up til about 98ish.

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09-30-2010, 09:25 AM	#52
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	I still have my prodigy username ingrained in my head. JBBJ82C __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

09-30-2010, 10:41 AM	#56
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	I g ot net access when mosaic was the browser of choice. Actually, I've been on the net since the WWW exploded. Around 16 years i would guess. I remember how much of a pain it was to get local dialup to work with my Amiga __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

09-30-2010, 10:46 AM	#57
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	My dad was a programmer for Tandy (Radio Shack) for over 20 years. Back in the late 70s, he was one of the first telecommuters. We had a TRS-80 Model 3 with one of those acoustic coupler modems that he used to connect back to the office. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

10-01-2010, 01:30 AM	#69
Mac Howard Sick as a Parrot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Surfers Paradise, Australia	Was first "on line" back in the early to mid eighties. Had these rubber cups you put over a telephone handset. It was just the cost of a telephone call and connected to user groups for the BBC Micro home computer. Had Compuserve in the early 90s - I recall them suddenly opening up their system to something called "the web". Last edited by Mac Howard : 10-01-2010 at 01:33 AM.

09-30-2010, 09:34 AM	#53
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	I still remember switching from a 300 to a 14.4k modem. LIGHTNING FAST!!!

09-30-2010, 09:00 PM	#65
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	300 baud? Luxury. In my day we connected to a BBS in my basement with a long string and a 3 baud modem. It took 23 hours to connect and then you were dropped out after 5 minutes. And we were happy to have those five minutes.

09-30-2010, 09:10 PM	#66
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	Of course I did, how the hell else was I gonna download 20,000 Aimee Sweet pictures?

09-30-2010, 09:22 PM	#67
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	Even with the target audience in mind, I'm blown away by the results of this poll. I seem to remember that I had at least as many friends who DIDN'T have net access as who did back in 2000.

09-30-2010, 09:26 PM	#68
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	See, I don't remember any who didn't have it.

10-01-2010, 04:36 PM	#70
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I started in the BBS scene back in 1984, and my first type of connection with the internet was sometime around 1990. I'm one of the grumpy old men of the internet. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

10-01-2010, 05:02 PM	#71
Capital High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000	We did have dial up internet at home.

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