From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-29, rbowman  wrote:   
   > On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:17:18 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2026-01-27, rbowman  wrote:   
   >>> On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:53:52 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Remember how bad Windows 1, 2, and even 3 were? The Atari ST and Mac   
   >>>> were much better.   
   >>>   
   >>> A friend was all in on Windows but I ignored it until 3.1 which I   
   >>> eventually upgraded to Windows for Workgroups 3.11, That one had a   
   >>> Winsock so you didn't have to get the third party implementation from   
   >>> Trumpet.   
   >>   
   >> I forgot all about Trumpet. That's been a long time ago.   
   >   
   > My first real 'ISP' consisted of a Unix shell account on a machine in the   
   > back of a golf pro shop. It came with a floppy containing the Trumpet   
   > Winsock, Netscape Navigator, TIA and wishes for good luck.   
   >   
   > I'd been using Delphi and they had sort of bridged to the fledgling web   
   > but this was the real, more or less, thing.   
      
   My first Internet provider was located in the attic of a tractor supply and   
   repair shop in Twin Falls, ID. They were the only choice in town for a year   
   or so. I still remember walking up those stairs to get the software for my   
   computer and seeing a big, wide open attic with a makeshift office and   
   servers running in one corner. I wish I could remember their name.   
      
   --   
   "Not just insane... Trump insane."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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