From: SimonJ@eu.invalid   
      
   On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho  wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Oh yes, I remember that, all the geocities pages :-)   
      
   > 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.   
   All the css, if ie4 or ie5 etc I am so glad we don't do that anymore, oh wait.   
      
   >   
   > It was good times ;)   
   >   
   It was good to experience but I much prefer the way it is today, I pity those   
   who don't know what an adblocker is, or script blocker but for the www is a   
   nice   
   place at the moment.   
      
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   Simon   
      
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