The pre-internet as we know it....

[steven s]

Originally Posted by davidw

Sheesh, I feel old. I'm twenty years older than some of you in here. I know one or two have me beat though.

<= My picture...

You feel old?
I met my wife online in '84 and was already in my late 20s.

[Dean C]

Originally Posted by 1996 328ti

You feel old?
I met my wife online in '84 and was already in my late 20s.

Given the WWW was only invented in 1989, you'd have a job meeting her "online" in 84. Unless you both happened to be research scientists working on the first TCP/IP WAN. Sorry to burst your truth bubble

[steven s]

Originally Posted by Dean C

Given the WWW was only invented in 1989, you'd have a job meeting her "online" in 84. Unless you both happened to be research scientists working on the first TCP/IP WAN. Sorry to burst your truth bubble

I said I met her online. We met on CompuServe. I think first subscribed to CIS in 1982.
There were ways to get around back, albeit it at 300 baud.
The public had telnet available to them too.

[CarlitoBrigante]

Originally Posted by 1996 328ti

I said I met her online. We met on CompuServe. I think first subscribed to CIS in 1982.
There were ways to get around back, albeit it at 300 baud.
The public had telnet available to them too.

Aaah those were the times. I remember getting online short after I saw WarGames for the first time, which I suppose was around '85. Great pictures everybody!

[Medtech]

yeah, great pics and i remember the old handset in the modem on the Comodore64 with monochrome screen...lol that was in 1982 if i remember right. used to make simple dos games back then.

[Dean C]

Originally Posted by 1996 328ti

I said I met her online. We met on CompuServe. I think first subscribed to CIS in 1982.
There were ways to get around back, albeit it at 300 baud.
The public had telnet available to them too.

My gosh, you are old

[davidw]

I played with CompuServe in 1984 but somewhat discouraged due to other issues (like writing failed BASIC programs with no way to save them). I was a frustrated young boy back then.

[steven s]

Not meaning to hijack the thread. . .
but

Originally Posted by Dean C

My gosh, you are old

Told you.

Originally Posted by davidw

I played with CompuServe in 1984 but somewhat discouraged due to other issues (like writing failed BASIC programs with no way to save them). I was a frustrated young boy back then.

I think there was a way. I believe you had a special computing area to write to.

[davidw]

Originally Posted by 1996 328ti

I think there was a way. I believe you had a special computing area to write to.

I had a Tandy 1000 EX computer - with no hard drive (We didn't know what hard drives were back then). Also, we had no way to write to the 5 1/4" floppy drive.

[steven s]

Maybe revive an old thread
What was your first computer?
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=183555