Haha...I remember the AOL floppy disk sent in the mail that said 15 hours free. We just bought the lightning fast 386 and sat there in wonderment as the internet dialed out slowly, then the digital tone and static, then the long wait for the handshake, upload-download, etc.. We possessed the same awe as our forefathers that travelled miles to see their first factory and saw the billowing smokestack dirtying their drying laundry as a source of great pride.
I was listening to Rush and wished I could access Compuserve but didn't know the address (duh?) so I chatted in the AOL rooms.
Good memories! Thanks.
I also recall playing the old shareware Duke Nukem and Commander Keen.
I remember what a pain it was to dial in and then when someone tried to call me, I'd get booted off and it would say "Good-bye."
My first computer was a $3000 (rip off) Packard Bell. It was super slow too.
Remember the days of DOS.
My wife drove me nuts playing those- still have the floppies ( from Garland, Texas... Scott Miller? ) around here.
The best, esp Billie Blaze as Commander Keen. Invested hours in the three episodes and finished them all. Remember in the Pyramids? In the last pyramid, you had to entice twelve inch worms over a bridge and then they converted to a foot that transported you to the secret level.