What are some things you used to do on the internet back in the day but don't do anymore for whatever reason

[sandorski]

Warez

 

[BarkingGhostar]

NNTP my p0rn

 

[Svnla]

I used to chat one one one with many people via ICQ, AOL, and other 1 on 1 message platforms but not anymore.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Searching for random things on Kazaa, Winmx, Direct Connect, Bearshare etc... Not just warez but even just random videos and stuff. Heck I remember finding lot of 9/11 footage that way. Youtube did not exist back then.

I kinda miss those types of networks though, there was something kinda neat about being able to just share a whole folder on your computer with the world, and others doing the same, and finding all sorts of interesting stuff. Torrents are better for the quality as there is a bigger barrier to entry when it comes to sharing something though, but they are not decentralized like these networks were.

 

[blackangst1]

I used to click on an image, then get up and go for a walk for it to finish.

 

[nakedfrog]

IM, multiplayer gaming (UT, WolfET, COD:MW [the first one])

 

[zinfamous]

Warez

I always wondered what the origin was for that term...was it some specific user name that provided the most commonly-sourced virus-laden porn, music, games, etc?

and it all just became "Warez"?

 

[zinfamous]

I used to click on an image, then get up and go for a walk for it to finish.

And downloading stopped/was interrupted/corrupted right at the bewbies.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

And downloading stopped/was interrupted/corrupted right at the bewbies.

Or worse, a movie that turns to gay porn at the 4 second mark. Just enough to be outside what the thumbnail would show.

 

[IronWing]

I always wondered what the origin was for that term...was it some specific user name that provided the most commonly-sourced virus-laden porn, music, games, etc?

and it all just became "Warez"?

I figured it was a shortening of warehouse.

 

[nakedfrog]

I always wondered what the origin was for that term...was it some specific user name that provided the most commonly-sourced virus-laden porn, music, games, etc?

and it all just became "Warez"?

Just a corruption of "softwares" isn't it?

 

[JujuFish]

Just a corruption of "softwares" isn't it?

That's what I always assumed.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

And downloading stopped/was interrupted/corrupted right at the bewbies.

I remember having to download 75 1.44MB files to copying to 3.5" floppy disks to install my first version of Linux. This was while we downloaded maybe a half dozed nudies.

 

[snoopy7548]

How did y'all pronounce "warez?" Wearz, or wear-rez? I was the latter.

 

[IronWing]

Wear-ez, like whereas but with an e instead of an a.

 

[sdifox]

I remember having to download 75 1.44MB files to copying to 3.5" floppy disks to install my first version of Linux. This was while we downloaded maybe a half dozed nudies.

You have not lived unless you downloaded at 2400baud

 

[sandorski]

How did y'all pronounce "warez?" Wearz, or wear-rez? I was the latter.

Wearz, one syllable.

 

[Mai72]

I would spread word of the good book.

 

[Kaido]

AIM & IRC. Played a lot of Counterstrike back in the day. Chatrooms (pre-Discord) for solving problems & catching up on scene news (pre-Facebook groups). Way more ATOT than was healthy. Did website for fun & then professionally for awhile (getting back into it later this year! but on a hobby-level).

I used to spend a lot more time on the computer because I was so low-energy all the time. I previously had issues with food & undiagnosed sleep apnea, and didn't get diagnosed with ADHD until my mid-20's. Computers & the Internet were a lifesaver for me at the time, because I had no energy & garbage focus. I consider myself extremely fortunate that knowing computer stuff translates into a good job, because I was able to make the transition from a slacker into a reasonably-competent adult who could contribute to the workforce lol. My focus is still crap, but I'm able to do a lot more with my life now that I understand how to manage my physical & mental energy!

 

[BarkingGhostar]

You have not lived unless you downloaded at 2400baud

Yeah, but I was still playing on 9.6k circuits in the early 2000's.

 

[aigomorla]

MSN, AIM, ICQ, MIRC Bot attacks..... lol....
Im a gud kid now tho.. no more bot takeovers in MIRC..