Poll: When did you first get online? Newsgroups? BBS?

[RossMAN]

1991 - 1995

First discovered local BBSs which were only good for live chat, forums and file transfers.
Next my friend signed up for Prodigy, wow that was cool back in the day.

1994 heard about this "internet" thing, signed up for my account, of course I only had a 286 so everything was text, gopher, mIRC, PINE, cost was reaonable $18 per month for 150 hours of dialup access. THEN I got a Mac Performa 630CD (think IBM 486) and discovered MOSAIC web browser, w00t!

This year marks my 8th year on the internet.

 

[UltraQuiet]

I don't remember if my first modem was for my Commodore 64 or my Amiga 500 but in either case it was a 1200 baud and it was around the '86/'87 time frame. I do know I was limited to local BBS's.

 

[lawaris]

don't rem'

 

[kuk]

County public library in '93 ...


AOL '94 :Q:|:frown:
*Runs away screaming*

 

[lowtech1]

In 93 using the UNI computer & telnet in from home.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

AOL, about 1995. I tried the web in late 1994 at my elementary school-- we had a T1 connect

 

[conjur]

Started using BBSes during my college days in the mid to late 80s

300 baud...mmmm

 

[Linflas]

Been on the internet since 1988 and started using dial up BBS's and Compu$pend around 1985.

 

[Eli]

I started BBSing around '94...


I ran a BBS up until about a year ago.. And I still logon to them..

 

[Danman]

1996 or 1997. I'm a late bloomer.