10 Internet problems of the 90s that your children won't understand

Ah the good old days of 90s internet, when houses were filled with dial-up tones and raging arguments. We've been feeling nostalgic about those boxes we used to call computers, so we've compiled some classic 90s internet problems that we're sure we all went through at some point:

How many of these can you relate to?

1. Connecting to the internet had it's very own theme tune. Remember that dial up tone? Music to our ears.

2. Loading webpages would take ages. Images would appear on screen very….very….slowly. All our cat photos these days wouldn't be quite so funny if we had to wait 17 minutes to see them...

3. 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.

4. 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'.

5. 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.

6. Internet cafes were cool. Powerhouses of browsing. Not a cup of coffee in sight, but the name still sounded cool.

7. Internet time was a precious commodity that had to be bartered for. Under no circumstances must you exceed your time.

8. Pop-up advertising was to be feared. WARNING: Do not click this pop-up.

9. If you wanted to use the phone, you had to disconnect. PUT THE PHONE DOWN!" This caused rows. BIG rows.

10. Who can forget the end of the 90s and 'The Millenium Bug'... 3...2...1..."Oh, all the computers seem to be fine." There's no denying the millenium New Year's Eve party had a little extra excitement but it really was an anti-climax.

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