This growing phenomenon of Internet

[Triumph]

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/theinternet.wmv

I just love the way they say Internet, like it's a proper noun. It's funny in the way that people used to call bicycles "velocipedes."

 

[iamme]

that was pretty neat, thanks.

 

[toant103]

damn, check out that crt

 

[Gunslinger08]

Wow.

 

cool. I should check out this "internet"

 

[Gurck]

Lol, great video, thanks... anyone else catch that the second guy they showed typing spelled definitely wrong?

 

[Triumph]

We used to joke about our high school vice principal, he was the sort of ignorant opinioned person who was disbelieving of anything that didn't fit his preconceived notions of how things should be. In other words, a typical high school administrator. The joke was that you would mention the internet to him, and his response would be, "Show me this Internet! I want to touch it!"

 

[zimu]

:thumbsup:

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: Triumph
We used to joke about our high school vice principal, he was the sort of ignorant opinioned person who was disbelieving of anything that didn't fit his preconceived notions of how things should be. In other words, a typical high school administrator. The joke was that you would mention the internet to him, and his response would be, "Show me this Internet! I want to touch it!"

how ironic.....with the internet, he's probably touching something now....

 

[djheater]

What an awesome intro.

For years they've been saying these things [computers] would change the world. Would mature from adding machines and typewriters to tools of the human spirit. Now maybe it's coming true, [dramatic pause] because of Internet

 

[Yossarian]

I heart Internet!!!

I like how people are nice on Internet.

what year is that video from?

 

[topslop1]

Ah yes, the internet.. My gateway to porn.

 

[us3rnotfound]

k

 

[UnatcoAgent]

Wow, thanks very much. That was hilarious and educational. I can't believe it's the same anchor man that's still on cbc now!

 

[Amused]

What's the date on that?

 

[Triumph]

the link i got it from said ~10 years ago.

although you computer nerds should be able to date it exactly just by looking at the computers they're using!

 

[UnatcoAgent]

It's definetly over 10 years ago.

 

[rh71]

~1995 we were logging onto BBS'... those were today's forums and IRC.

Let's not forget AOL Instant Messenger leading the way soon after.

Anyway, I think this will mean even more to people 10 more years from now... they will have a great laugh...

 

[WannaFly]

ahh..i remember text only internet(not FIDONet or usenet), those where the days.

 

[Eli]

Velocipedes?...

Downloading..

 

[Eli]

hahaha......

That's really bizzare.. lol

My guess is from the early 90s.

"Don't find screen fulls of "Go to hell"".. hahah, right.

 

[ViRGE]

That video has to be at least 1993 if not earlier. By 1993, we had at least some rudimentary graphical systems(although the World Wide Web hadn't been popularized yet), so it would seem to be that this would be in the BBS/Internet merging era. My gut feeling here is that this has to be pre 90's, since a quick search of the Congressional Record shows the Internet as being mentioned as early as 1989(they mentioned that Congress was soon going to take a look at it), and I can't search farther back than that.