When did you first get on the internet.

[VladtheImpaler]

1992. rec.sport.hockey. No browsers.

[Zee]

Long enough ago that I was using a 1200 baud modem. There was not much to do... the odd BBS here and there, some text games and source code to share.

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

Not sure if using telnet to connect counts as "internet"

For sure it does.

[Ashartus]

Around 1993 or 1994, though I didn't do a whole lot beyond email until I temporarily moved out of province in 1995 and used the Flames usenet group to keep up with what was going on with the team.

[Buzzard]

I bought my first PC and subsequently jumped on the net in 1996. I was truly blown away. I knew dick about any of it, but was always a bit of an information/tech junkie so I knew it was for me once I figured it out. My biggest fear was not knowing how to type.

The desktop was a Pentium 75 with a honkin' huge 16" monitor and state of the art 28.8 modem. It cost me over $3000. My dial up ISP was....I think called Canadian or Calgary Webmaster...I dunno, something like that.

I remember getting everything home and setup, then trying to log on with password and couldn't. I phoned them up and explained I couldn't log on because every character I type in password box is an asterisk! He killed himself laughing and explained what that was all about. Shaw came along very shortly after though and I hooked up with them. I can remember the Shaw rep telling me I was one of their first signups.

I still cant type.

[jammies]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

Not sure if using telnet to connect counts as "internet", but early 90's to get to Genocide, great MUD

Back in the day telnet was the shiznit, and even porn was text-based. There's nothing sexier than a really well-shaped B.

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by jammies

Back in the day telnet was the shiznit, and even porn was text-based. There's nothing sexier than a really well-shaped B.

http://www.asciipr0n.com/pr0n/pinups/

No NSFW tag because I refuse to believe these are anything other than text files.

[TSXCman]

So long ago, in Al Gore's basement

[annasuave]

I had a Commodore 64, a modem (that you had to stick the handset of the telephone on and tie up the phone line for hours) and used to post on The Calgary Commodore User's Group.

My dad used to carefully monitor everything I sent and read because "there were some weird people on there".