From: user@example.net   
      
   On 26/04/2024 12.31, Simon wrote:   
   > On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho  wrote:   
   >> On 26/04/2024 11.27, Simon wrote:   
   >>> On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> Keep in mind that binaries wasn't that big either, so it didn't take for   
   >>>> ever to download applications, sure a full sized CD would take hours,   
   >>>> worst was those multi disk releases that could sometimes take a day or   
   >>>> so, I did have a dedicated phone line for my internet, so no risk of   
   >>>> someone picking up the phone and break the connection, but sure when not   
   >>>> having a dedicated line then things would be a bit random if you would   
   >>>> finish a download or not, or your MUD session was broken at a critical   
   >>>> stage in the adventure.   
   >>>>   
   >>> True, updating a system was easy but downloading an ISO to try was an   
   ordeal, I   
   >>> was grateful for the magazine CDs. Hard to imagine in todays world where   
   an DVD   
   >>> ISO can be downloaded without any thought of the size or time.   
   >>   
   >> Later on I did do some downloads and burn CD's at the university, was a   
   >> bit faster with 1Gb network than my 16.8k modem, but flat rate I could   
   >> start something in the evening, let it download during my time away...   
   >> but don't forget the good side of the slow modem speeds, internet pages   
   >> wasn't big and complex and you got the information a lot simpler than   
   >> today when you have to have accounts, been tracked by cookies and   
   >> pixels, javascript that tries to emulate how it would be as a stand   
   >> alone application.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Ah yes but don't forget you needed to have Flash installed as many websites   
   used   
   > it and then all those games which were in Flash. OMG haha   
      
   yeah, that horror came a bit later, I still dream about the time before   
   when almost all sites had the under construction sign.   
      
   I know there was sites that was entirely built of flash, even on an   
   ms-windows those sites never worked fully out... and that jscript   
   appeared too, breaking everything, making sites only work fully on one   
   company's browser.   
      
   It was good times ;)   
      
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