Do you remember that feeling of excitement trying The "Internet" for the first time?

Question

Like not knowing what it was, and figuring it all out. It;s like growing up in a 2nd life, and undrstanding!

Answer 1

Just barely. I couldn't figure out what the big deal was about at first. I was probably about 12, and that was before there were all those cool kid's sites. Plus, my mom wouldn't let me go practically anywhere online. I first got excited when she finally let me get my own e-mail account (at 16). Now that rocked. ;)

Answer 2

Sort of. I remember being in Maryville, Missouri and sending a message to Columbia, Missouri and getting an answer back via whatever it was called back then. While I was impressed, I was more impressed by the fact that you could communicate all day without getting a long-distance bill -- in other words I was impressed that the colleges where paying for it. I think that the first question I asked was why they did not send messages by video, or at least pictures and sound. From that day on, probably in May of 1982, I was disappointed with the fact that it still has not progressed very much, or very fast.

I mean think about it, I could pick up a phone and talk to someone and that is far superior, or even fax pcitures (newspapers had been doing that for decades by then I think). We even had some video phones -- I remember reading about them, not actually seeing them.

BBS's were pretty neat, but I hated them until they got connected to the Internet, and I do not remember when that was exactly because it was an uneven transition. I just remember telling everyone in the office that hopefully this meant no more paperwork in our near future. We went directly to EDI at that point I think -- now that is not very exciting! It was a big time saver and cut down labor hours.

Then came Mosaic and the time we could first get a nice, standard, word and picture format, even with some sound. I was not impressed, but I was glad we finally had something reasonable.

I am not sure which of those three times that I would call the first time on the Internet, but all three were disappointing. Finally with YouTube, getting great works of art, and putting books online and such, I feel that we are finally starting to get a real Internet.

I would be more excited about that if costs went down, and we all chucked our phones and cable TV. I cannot figure out why we all cannot just be hooked up to the Internet in the cheapest, fastest way possible and do everything from the computer. It would save us a fortune and leap us into the future.

Answer 3

I remember trepidation the most because I only used aol im for the first couple years.

Answer 4

I agree...it was a challenge and a fullfilling experience
that has not stopped.

Answer 5

yeah...i was so blur......i didn't know watt to do with an internet.......then my friend asked me to go to yahoo or to disneychannel.....and i played for a few minutes and got bored.............now i know watt is internet.........with so many websites........i understand why many people are so into it.........

Answer 6

I remember how slooooow it was...