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Why '98? Just curious. It seemed pretty young then. Most people on the internet in 98 had 28.8 or 56k modems. I feel like things were getting better until 2010-
by javman 3y ago
Why '98? Just curious. It seemed pretty young then. Most people on the internet in 98 had 28.8 or 56k modems. I feel like things were getting better until 2010-ish.
- allturtles 3y ago> Various personal accounts and Google search results reveal that jokes about "the last page of the Internet" have been around since the late 90s, hosted on various personal / business / academic websites, discussion boards and e-mail. Tracing it through Google search shows that this phenomenon was firmly established by early 1998, making a 1997 origin plausible, although it is not certain. [0] [0]: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-last-page-of-the-internet https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-last-page-of-the-internet.
- pizzafeelsright 3y agoI worked with fast internet and worked the graveyard shift. Ten hours of internet for 50 hours a week is enough.