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 Posted: 06/30/04 - 17:37 Post subject: Have you ever...
...felt like the world's BIGGEST dork? Years (and years and years and years) ago I frequeted a very old haunt. Well, just out od curiosity I logged in and there are still the same people there! We're talking a 9-year hiatus since I had last been there!
The first question the Sysop asked me was, "Are you married?" Biggest loser on the block. I'll never ever take for granted my busy and fun-filled life again.
Loser!!!
And I say this after first logging into CR over three years ago...and here I am now...
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akern
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 17:53 Post subject:
They had the internet 9 years ago?
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Orange Bubble
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 18:00 Post subject:
| akern wrote: | | They had the internet 9 years ago? |
 Is this a serious question? It was using telnet, actually. It was actually 10 years ago. I looked and I created my account in April 1994.
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akern
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 18:02 Post subject:
| Orange Bubble wrote: | | akern wrote: | | They had the internet 9 years ago? |
Is this a serious question? It was using telnet, actually. It was actually 10 years ago. I looked and I created my account in April 1994. |
 Um kinda... How many years has the ol' internet been around?
And even more important... What the hecks a telnet?
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Orange Bubble
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 18:08 Post subject:
| akern wrote: | | Orange Bubble wrote: | | akern wrote: | | They had the internet 9 years ago? |
Is this a serious question? It was using telnet, actually. It was actually 10 years ago. I looked and I created my account in April 1994. |
Um kinda... How many years has the ol' internet been around?
And even more important... What the hecks a telnet? |
Good golly, Miss Molly. 
Sorry, I cannot answer either of your TRUE questions. Anyone?
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akern
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 18:14 Post subject:
I'll crawl back under that rock I came out from under now. 
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purple hayes
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 18:29 Post subject:
| akern wrote: | | Um kinda... How many years has the ol' internet been around? |
In it's very basic way, since the late 60's I think. ARPANET anyone?
| Quote: | | And even more important... What the hecks a telnet? |
Telnet is a protocol for logging on remotely to another computer. It's not used very much anymore because of this fancy interweb thingy. If you're interested though, click on Start > Run > type "telnet" and hit enter. The basic telnet prompt will pop up.
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Orange Bubble
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 18:33 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: |
Telnet is a protocol for logging on remotely to another computer. It's not used very much anymore because of this fancy interweb thingy. If you're interested though, click on Start > Run > type "telnet" and hit enter. The basic telnet prompt will pop up. |
Here are a list of places to telnet to. http://www.telnet.org/htm/places.htm
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kobyj
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 23:41 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | akern wrote: | | Um kinda... How many years has the ol' internet been around? |
In it's very basic way, since the late 60's I think. ARPANET anyone? |
I wasn't around for ARPANET. Actually the first network I wired was ARCNet and Novell 2 and UNIX as the servers. 
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robp
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Posted: 07/01/04 - 07:59 Post subject:
| akern wrote: | | I'll crawl back under that rock I came out from under now. |
Hey... there ain't room for two under here.
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akern
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Posted: 07/01/04 - 08:01 Post subject:
| robp wrote: | | akern wrote: | | I'll crawl back under that rock I came out from under now. |
Hey... there ain't room for two under here. |
Move over bacon!
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MastrBrewr
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Posted: 07/01/04 - 12:14 Post subject:
I used to frequent telnet boards when I was freshman/soph in college. The one I went to the most was called 'Down Under'.
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mickeyvw98
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Posted: 07/01/04 - 15:21 Post subject:
They used to call them BBS's (Bulletin Board Systems).
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jrjo
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Posted: 07/01/04 - 15:29 Post subject:
I seem to remember the first internetty connection to reach Wobegon homes was in '95.
And yes, I reeeeesisted it for a few years.
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Orange Bubble
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Posted: 07/01/04 - 15:33 Post subject:
| MastrBrewr wrote: | | I used to frequent telnet boards when I was freshman/soph in college. The one I went to the most was called 'Down Under'. |
Yup, was when I was in college, too. Everyone on the board was online from some college campus. Lots of UK folks on there.
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