10 Internet problems of the 90s that kids nowadays will never understand
Look out here comes the Millennium Bug!
Last updated 15th Apr 2020
We remember the good old days, when families had just one desktop computer with dial-up tones ringing through the house, so here at Forth 1 we've gathered some of the Internet problems of the 90s that kids nowadays will never understand.
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Privacy wasn't a word associated with the Internet
PCs weren't subtle pieces of equipment that you held on your lap. These massive pieces of machinery often sat in the corner of the busiest room in your house for everyone to gaze upon/fight for the next turn. Sweet internet nothings was definitely not a wise idea.
All your downloaded information had to be saved onto floppy discs
They broke easily, and didn't store much information. Plus they were called 'floppy disks'...not quite as cool as 'USB stick'.
Internet cafes were cool
Powerhouses of browsing. Not a cup of coffee in sight, but the name still sounded cool.
Who can forget the end of the 90s and 'The Millennium Bug'...
3...2...1..."oh, all the computers seem to be fine." There's no denying the millennium New Year's Eve party had a little extra excitement but it really was an anti-climax.
Loading webpages would take ages
Images would appear on screen very….very….slowly. All our cat memes these days wouldn't be quite so funny if we had to wait 17 minutes to see them...
Internet time was a precious commodity that had to be bartered for
10 minutes for you… 10 for each one of your siblings/parents. Under no circumstances must you exceed your time.
There was one PC in the whole building with Internet access
THE PC WITH INTERNET. Glowing in the evening light like a UFO and whirring like a Formula One car. It was beautiful.
If you wanted to use the phone, you had to disconnect.
"Muuuuum, PUT THE PHONE DOWN!" This caused rows. BIG rows.
10. Connecting to the internet had its very own theme tune
Remember that dial up tone? Music to our ears.
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