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REDVAN · 09-23-2008, 10:54 PM

I think in '96 my dad hooked us up to the internet through his work computer, and there was a "flash" game called celebrity slugfest where you could punch out OJ and all them. Was pretty cool.

Then in '97 we got a new home computer, and we got Starcraft, so then I started going nuts. In 98-99ish, I had a jr. high crush on a girl, and we basically "dated" by sending emails back and forth for an entire year. You've got mail = my life at that age.

It was a god-send when I got my own hotmail account, rather than use my family's account.

Over the years, I think we had the following ISPs:

iStar Online (name changed, iStar)- owned by someone big I thought?
AT&T Canada bought iStar
AT&T Microsoft Canada (name changed to AT&TMSN Canada), I think microsoft musta have partnered with AT&T
Microsoft Networks Canada (name changed to MSN Canada)- AT&T scrammed for some reason
Shaw Cable- we wanted more speeeeeeeeeeed!!!!!

Now running into my place we have Shaw Cable and Telus DSL.

It's amazing to look at archives, and to think how far we've come without even noticing. For those of you over 40 I can't even imagine. You had TV when you were kids, but not microwaves probably. Today's kids, 20-some years younger than me, will grow up with even more crazy stuff. I wonder what will exist in another 15-20 years??

09-23-2008, 10:54 PM	#12
REDVAN Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	I think in '96 my dad hooked us up to the internet through his work computer, and there was a "flash" game called celebrity slugfest where you could punch out OJ and all them. Was pretty cool. Then in '97 we got a new home computer, and we got Starcraft, so then I started going nuts. In 98-99ish, I had a jr. high crush on a girl, and we basically "dated" by sending emails back and forth for an entire year. You've got mail = my life at that age. It was a god-send when I got my own hotmail account, rather than use my family's account. Over the years, I think we had the following ISPs: iStar Online (name changed, iStar)- owned by someone big I thought? AT&T Canada bought iStar AT&T Microsoft Canada (name changed to AT&TMSN Canada), I think microsoft musta have partnered with AT&T Microsoft Networks Canada (name changed to MSN Canada)- AT&T scrammed for some reason Shaw Cable- we wanted more speeeeeeeeeeed!!!!! Now running into my place we have Shaw Cable and Telus DSL. It's amazing to look at archives, and to think how far we've come without even noticing. For those of you over 40 I can't even imagine. You had TV when you were kids, but not microwaves probably. Today's kids, 20-some years younger than me, will grow up with even more crazy stuff. I wonder what will exist in another 15-20 years?? __________________ REDVAN!