To use the internet was an intentional act. You had to check the time to make sure you weren’t gonna hit some long distance charges, login, and wait for it to connect.
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You received a dancing baby gif in your inbox from a friend.
Four kids, one computer. The internet was America Online and had parental locks that disabled it after 10pm or so.
My siblings and I had to schedule when we’d get to use the internet.
Funny thing, MSN Messenger didn’t obey AOL’s timers. For a while I was able to stay online late chatting with friends, even after AOL cut me off. It worked until my mom got up to pee at midnight one night and caught me. She asked who I could possibly be talking to so late, and I had to remind her that the internet is global and it was noon for Australians.
To use the internet was an intentional act. You had to check the time to make sure you weren’t gonna hit some long distance charges, login, and wait for it to connect.
YouveGotMail.wav
You received a dancing baby gif in your inbox from a friend.
Four kids, one computer. The internet was America Online and had parental locks that disabled it after 10pm or so.
My siblings and I had to schedule when we’d get to use the internet.
Funny thing, MSN Messenger didn’t obey AOL’s timers. For a while I was able to stay online late chatting with friends, even after AOL cut me off. It worked until my mom got up to pee at midnight one night and caught me. She asked who I could possibly be talking to so late, and I had to remind her that the internet is global and it was noon for Australians.