L4sBotJul 22, 2023

The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president

https://lemmy.world/post/1950283

The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president - Lemmy.world

The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president::1998 plea for restraint reveals a lost world where the 'Net was an opt-in experience.

Show threadBorgzillaJul 22, 2023
Anyone remember download accelerator plus? I’d download stuff at night while everyone was asleep, then pause DAP/disconnect from the Internet in the morning. Rinse and repeat.
Show threadFartbutt
My god yes! I remember downloading the Soldier of Fortune demo over the course of a month. 95 megabytes over a 28.8k connection.
Jul 22, 2023 at 2:03amWeb