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baldguy

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7. When I was young pup we had a thing called Usenet.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 11:40 AM

Dec 2011

Last edited Sun Dec 11, 2011, 02:56 PM - Edit history (1)

The Internet was new. There was no the World Wide Web. No WiFi. We had to read (text only) in two colors: grey letters on a black screen, green on black or - very rarely - red on black. And we had to TYPE IN COMMANDS to get where we were going.

AND WE LIKED IT! Dagnabit!

None of this "point-and-click" shit!

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Wow - I see a bunch of old farts posting in the NEW Lounge [View all] jpak Dec 2011 OP

Who you calling an old fart? Pachamama Dec 2011 #1

it is because we don't have GD and people seabeyond Dec 2011 #2

And you seem to enjoy more...let's say, leeway here. Safetykitten Dec 2011 #3

because we do not have GD any more. this is the only forum seabeyond Dec 2011 #6

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When I was young pup we had a thing called Usenet. baldguy Dec 2011 #7

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