2001 Microsoft Windows: Retro Screen-Time Magic

Remember that first time Windows XP felt like it opened the world for you? This commercial leans into the dreamy “Bliss” landscape—bright blue skies, soft clouds, and that fresh, crisp green hill—like your PC had been upgraded to match the day. If you ever booted up XP and just stared at the screen, this one’s for you.

#windowsxp #microsoft #microsoftwindows #xp-era #blissbackground #classicdesktop #startupnostalgia #2000scomputing #earlyinternet

2000s Windows ME by Microsoft—So Many Possibilities!

Remember when your PC felt like it could do everything? This Windows Me spot leans into that fresh-boot excitement—bright, friendly, and full of “ready for more” energy. If you ever installed ME and felt the future click into place, this one’s for you.

#windowsme #windowsmecommercial #microsoftwindows #microsoft #personalcomputing #dialupera #windowsxpnostalgia #pcgaminghistory #earlyinternet #turnofthemillennium #2000scomputers #retrotech #

Best band website I have seen since probably 2006:
https://www.feeblelittlehorse.com/

#music #indie #myspace #earlyInternet #retro #feeblelittlehorse

Comedian struggles to accurately explain how people used to get online with AOL

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/comedian-struggles-to-accurately-explain-how-people-used-to-get-online-with-aol/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comedian-struggles-to-accurately-explain-how-people-used-to-get-online-with-aol

One day in the mid-90s, my phone rang, and when I answered, the voice on the other end said, "Hello. This is the information superhighway calling."

I held the receiver out in front of me and stared at it, wondering if I was dreaming. #EarlyInternet #90s #InformationSuperHighway

Some 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible, not the stuff invented with the birth of the world wide web in the late 1980s, 2013 for flip sale. An interesting stroll down memory lane.

Via the bbc. My journey to the heart of the forgotten internet
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250731-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-forgotten-internet?at_objective=awareness&at_ptr_type=email&at_email_send_date=20250808&at_send_id=4424793&at_link_title=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.com%2ffuture%2farticle%2f20250731-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-forgotten-internet&at_bbc_team=crm

#EarlyInternet
#DigitalHistory
#WebArchive
#DialUpNostalgia
#LostWeb

Early internet in the early-mid 80s? There was a Dial up modem, I remember the sound. I remember hopping on to send a message probably to one. Of my mom's friends. She was a quadriplegic in Santa Cruz, CA, given a computer and dial-up access to the Internet or whatever it was called back then.
I always wondered why there was an ominous message upon booting up the computer, and I have no idea who or why it was there.... But it was something like:
"You are under the surveillance J. Edgar Hoover."
Was that early computer tech humor? She and her caregiver were not tech savvy but the did use it to communicate with other friends. Maybe there was a test program for disabled folks and Internet connection back then?

#apple2e #80s #earlyInternet #internet #dialUp #disability #SantaCruz