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MiHale

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4. In the army...

Reply to usonian (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 3, 2023, 03:38 PM

Oct 2023

We were on the ARPANET, I was in nuclear weapons development tech and maintenance. First civilian usage was the BBS. That led eventually to Voyager.net a service provider but that was years after I got out of the Army. Long a twisted road. Never did the AOL crap. Didn’t have to pay for access for a real long time, late ninety’s I do believe.

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Web 3.0 is officially here (And of course, it's AI. This affects everyone, not just computer geeks) [View all] usonian Oct 2023 OP

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In the army... MiHale Oct 2023 #4

I was in aerospace and then university when it all changed. usonian Oct 2023 #5

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