discuss Happy 50th Birthday Internet!

[Silentptnr]

Today the internet is 50 years old.

Happy Birthday!


https://www.today.com/video/happy-birthday-dear-internet-you-re-50-years-old-72239685844

Pretty cool video. Amazing how quickly technology has advanced.

 

[moe]

Still have the 28.8 kBPS dial up modem sound nightmares

 

[awwalmb]

WooHoo

 

[MapleDots]

Ohhhhhhh, now I bet that makes us all feel old

 

[Silentptnr]

Ohhhhhhh, now I bet that makes us all feel old

Yes, I was thinking that exactly.

 

[gtldomainer]

get nostalgic for a while..

 

[Bob Hawkes]

Ohhhhhhh, now I bet that makes us all feel old

Probably not all of us, but those of us who remember pre-Internet days! (such as me )

I remember using punch cards. I remember doing computer programming by submitting batches of punched cards to wait a half hour to find out you had a syntax error. I remember when email started. I used 8 inch floppies (ironically the US military missile control just abandoned them this month I think, really!). Yes I remember dialup, not so long ago it seems. I bought a computer with a 4M memory. I remember when you ordered computers in kits you put together yourself. I remember an audio cassette as the computer storage system. It has been quite the ride! I think we were more patient in those days. Maybe a good thing.

Thanks for reminding us of the anniversary, @Silentptnr

Happy anniversary everyone!

Bob

 

[ollybod]

Thanks Bob for taking us down the memory lane. Internet is a blessing for humanity. I can't imagine waiting for weeks if not months before getting mails.

 

[JB Lions]

Some of the first stories on the internet are interesting:

 

[J Sokol]

I remember using punch cards. I remember doing computer programming by submitting batches of punched cards to wait a half hour to find out you had a syntax error.

Yes, I took a Cobol class in college and spent a whole summer in the computer lab trying to get my programs to run.

 

[cipcip]

I am using it for 15-20 years, my first pc was in fact a laptop with a Pentium 2 processor.

Happy birthday internet.

 

[1Darko]

Yes, the nostalgic memories come back - Commodore 64, TV used as monitor, Joystick controller, etc...
@Silentptnr Thanks for this reminder!