Before internet...

slycat

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So what did all you people do before the internet?...before surfing, before chatrooms, before forums?
Basically not that long ago...perhaps 10yrs...so most people should be able to remember...

did u have more or less life?

For me, I was still on the computer a lot, but working/learning about programs...etc.
I was also busy in college, had more in-the-flesh human friends, went out more...
also played console games more, ...
 

pyonir

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Dec 18, 2001
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10 years ago i was in high school and had the internet (if you can call AOL that). but before that, i played video games.

I AM part of the Nintendo Generation! w00t!

Or I played outside...played sports...watched baseball...
 

dighn

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didn't get internet until like the 8th/9th grade. before that i just read a lot, mostly nonfiction scientific/electronics stuff. i'm a true nerd.
 

Martin

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before the net...I used to play outside with my friends...sports...mischievous things.....'twas fun.
 

LongCoolMother

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i wish there was never such a thing as internet....


then i wouldnt be such a loser stuck up on my computer all day :(
 

Pastore

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Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
i wish there was never such a thing as internet....


then i wouldnt be such a loser stuck up on my computer all day :(

Then turn the damn thing off and go outside. No one is stopping you.
 

necro702

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Mar 8, 2003
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I ran a 2 node BBS with Renegade 10-05 software. it was mad l33t with
nice ansi.

I also putzed around on prodigy, compuserv services and other BBS's.

I remember them good ole days.

 

Eli

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Oct 9, 1999
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I played on BBSes before I found the internet.

I still play on BBSes to this day.
 

Koing

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Oct 11, 2000
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10yrs ago I was in first school.

I played a lot on my SNES and owned SF:II and the various games on it. Super Gouls and Ghosts PWNED me though :(

Didn't go out as I wasn't allowed as I was 9. Watch tv. And did my sports.
 

FatJackSprat

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I was still in undergrad ten years ago, so of course all of my activities were focused on girls and somehow connected to beer. :D

It takes a lot to get me out of the house now, which I have attributed to getting married and being older but now I'm wondering if I should blame the internet instead.
 

numark

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I would sit up all night programming in Commodore BASIC instead of programming in PHP/Perl/etc. like I do now. In other words, not much difference.