Introduction to the Internet

[DeVuL]

Well, cuz I'm new I'd figure this would be a good way to get to know a bunch of people and people can get to know me, even if it IS just a fraction of my life.....

How were YOU introduced to the internet??

Me? AOL, I visited my aunt one summer, she set up an aol account for me and it was downhill after that... nothing but chat rooms and instant msg'g... then I got into ICQ (does anyone still even use that???) then moved onto AIM/Yahoo.... tell ya what though, the internet gets pretty boring at times, I used to be addicted to Myspace and Facebook, now I can't STAND IT!! *bleh*

[neverending]

First- if you're "bored" on the internet the problem is a lack of imagination. There are more pages on the internet than there are people on the Earth. The internet is the greatest entertainment, education and enlightenment resource we have ever known. There's a whole lot more to the internet than IMs, Facebook & Myspace.

Second- How I Found Myself On the Internet: In the early 90s I had a friend who was a computer programmer. He got me into BBSing ... I spent hours playing Trade Wars, Legend of the Red Dragon and other BBS games, as well as posting on BBS networks like FIDOnet. Soon my friend started bringing home printouts of things he looked up on the internet at work.

I found I could get on the internet via lynx through a number the public library had. Surfing the internet in text mode was possible at that time. Soon I had my own shell account on a local ISP. Downloading computer games, programs and graphics was my main occupation at that time. As graphics became more prevalant online I was forced to upgrade to a graphical browser, and we had the great Netscape/IE war. Soon I was making websites and posting my writings and artwork online.

Blah blah blah- now I run an internet radio station, have met people IRL I've known from the internet- even been to an internet broadcaster's conference. I've even been back to some old BBS's via telnet, making the whole journey full circle.

[DeVuL]

First- if you're "bored" on the internet the problem is a lack of imagination. There are more pages on the internet than there are people on the Earth. The internet is the greatest entertainment, education and enlightenment resource we have ever known. There's a whole lot more to the internet than IMs, Facebook & Myspace.

Second- How I Found Myself On the Internet: In the early 90s I had a friend who was a computer programmer. He got me into BBSing ... I spent hours playing Trade Wars, Legend of the Red Dragon and other BBS games, as well as posting on BBS networks like FIDOnet. Soon my friend started bringing home printouts of things he looked up on the internet at work.

I found I could get on the internet via lynx through a number the public library had. Surfing the internet in text mode was possible at that time. Soon I had my own shell account on a local ISP. Downloading computer games, programs and graphics was my main occupation at that time. As graphics became more prevalant online I was forced to upgrade to a graphical browser, and we had the great Netscape/IE war. Soon I was making websites and posting my writings and artwork online.

Blah blah blah- now I run an internet radio station, have met people IRL I've known from the internet- even been to an internet broadcaster's conference. I've even been back to some old BBS's via telnet, making the whole journey full circle.

That sounds too cool! I wish I had the capacity to do such things... as for being bored.. don't get me wrong.. I can find interesting things to do online just as the next person, I guess "bored" was the wrong word, it just grows tiresome, there's SO much to do.. I fall behind in what needs to be done OUTSIDE of the internet... it's terrible... then I get drowned in pages and profiles and games I can't see straight.. lol.. I do find myself at least once a day looking something up that interests me... so, I'm not all THAT bad, right?? :cool:

[Gerbzilla2000]

Since I been out of work for the last cuople on months I have found so much on ere and most are all strange things aswell but do look up on Tattoos alot because need more body art on me lol....

If was working dont think I would be on as much as I do now would rather be out at a gig or somewhere but net not all that bad if want something mega strange lol

[DeVuL]

Since I been out of work for the last cuople on months I have found so much on ere and most are all strange things aswell but do look up on Tattoos alot because need more body art on me lol....

If was working dont think I would be on as much as I do now would rather be out at a gig or somewhere but net not all that bad if want something mega strange lol

I'm always looking at pics for new tattoo ideas.. I had to stop recently because I get depressed at how broke I am that I can't afford all my super cool ideas... :(

[Gerbzilla2000]

I the lucky one then because the guitarest in the band I am he does mine for nothin all have have to pay him is for the needles .......... Just cant wait to get my Morbius the living Vampire finnished

[DeVuL]

I the lucky one then because the guitarest in the band I am he does mine for nothin all have have to pay him is for the needles .......... Just cant wait to get my Morbius the living Vampire finnished

Well why don't you pour some salt on my wound while your at it! lol

[Gerbzilla2000]

Sorry about that but I did feel the same when I had to stop having them done ..........

[DeVuL]

Sorry about that but I did feel the same when I had to stop having them done ..........

Alright, well, as long as you feel my pain... :D

[Gerbzilla2000]

Enjoy it realy lol.....Shin is not to nice getting tattooed ouch lol

Hope ya find someone who can do em ya for nothink soon ....

[urgeok2]

i was on the internet from almost the beginning.
we had college students doing temp work with us - they had access to their school accounts .. it was all command line - i couldnt make heads or tails out of it - all i knew was they were downloading porn and i wanted in !

soon after it was being offered by companies who provided a gui regular folks could actually use.

i remember the old days of, MIRC ... the chat groups where people tried to get laid but didnt fight. its probably the reverse now - or at least 50/50

i've had my nick since the 1st time i joined.

[bloody_ribcut]

first time i was introduced to the world wide web was in high school, i took a computer class and instead of learning how to fix viruses and what not the teacher let us do what ever we wanted which was surf the internet....since then i went through computers here and there with aol trials, till today where im paying out the nose for it.

[ferretchucker]

My Dad owns his own business and so as far back as I can remember we've had a computer. I used to just play games on it. His really old one had a very old Prince of Persia game on it. Then, eventually he set up an email account for me so I could talk to my family around the world. As time went by I just discovered more on it.

[newb]

I've been on since day 1. My buddy Al and myself invented the internet.



ya know.......for porn

[DeVuL]

all i knew was they were downloading porn and i wanted in !



Why am I not surprised?? lol

[DeVuL]

since then i went through computers here and there with aol trials, till today where im paying out the nose for it.

AOL are corporate pirates!! They scare me! I feel dirty just from talking about them!

[VampiricClown]

I've always had computers. So I grew up around them. I think I've been using it constantly since 1996-1997? Could be wrong...Pretty sure though.

[Marroe]

Got a PC for my 15th birthday...it came with free "Hours of AOL"

[ManchestrMorgue]

Sort of like NE, I started out on BBS's. Local ones in the mid-80's. I remember getting my first 2400 baud modem - cost about $1000!

Then some local boards got Fidonet. I remember to this day how amazing I thought that was - to be able to type a post and have it sent around the world that night, and get an answer back from the US or Europe etc the next day.

I got a look at the WWW in the 90's whilst at university, but got a taste of usenet in the very early 90's. As you can imagine, things have changed considerably. :)

[stubbornforgey]

I was invited to try out this new thing called the internet..
had no clue what i was doing.
My 1st chat experience was in IRC where i got to meet all these fantastic people.
I was in awe that I could talk to them from all over the world.
Got opped in many rooms and then things started getting too personal so left that.
Then I found other things that fascinated me..like gaming etc.
I never really got into yahoo or msn until a couple of years ago, then
eventually myspace..recently..but that place is starting to irritate me too.

Your right..the internet can get boring.
I wouldn't say that I have a lack of imagination 'so to speak'
Sitting online and browsing gets a bit monotonous ..
True there are thousands upon thousands of sites you can visit etc..but
as of late ..em preferring real human contact again.

[Ferox13]

..Shin is not to nice getting tattooed ouch lol

Shin is not a bad spot at all really.

[Phalanx]

Although when you kick it, it's the shit.

[sfear]

I the lucky one then because the guitarest in the band I am he does mine for nothin all have have to pay him is for the needles .......... Just cant wait to get my Morbius the living Vampire finnished

What's the name of your band? What instrument do you play?

The Morbius comic Marvel put out in the early 90s was great. If you haven't read any it would be worthwhile to seek out some back issues. Len Kaminski wrote it, I believe, and did an outstanding job. :)

[ChronoGrl]

How were YOU introduced to the internet??

The internet is such a more effective way to stalk people.