Old Skool

[emony]

We had a bit of a clear out this afternoon. This involved going through a load of old computer manuals and discs and throwing stuff away, and me taking my old computer to pieces, and salvaging any bits I could remove.

I also found a load of old stuff from when I was first on the Internet, back in 1997. 10 years! It feels like forever. There's all my old discs, software and files full of fanfic - really old SG1 stuff, X-Files things and Buffy. It's really weird. There's also an old book where I wrote down the minutage of my use - there was no broadband, of course, so it was all dial-up, but I was on pay per minute. Madness! :) It's full of old email addresses of people I used to know, webpages I used to visit, and IRC chat rooms! I can barely even remember how those work, but I do remember having an awesome time and having some really great friends.

I don't know if anyone uses IRC chat anymore, with so many instant chat programs around, but it was great fun. It's one of the things I really miss in my current Internet use.

Ah, nostalgia! :)

Comments

[lachli.livejournal.com]

LOL! pay per minute dial up was a nightmare! I used to sit at home all day with the kids and long to use the computer, but it was 3p a minute before 6 pm so I'd have to wait until then when it was 1p a minute. Loved, loved, loved Bank Holidays because it was 1p a minute all day then. How times have changed!

[emony.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I remember counting down to 6pm so I could log on (quickly - never for more than an hour!) to check my email. It seems inconceivable now! :)