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I'm new to the internet. Only got access to it 3 years ago. Didn't own a smartphone until last year. I'm curious how it was for people who discovered it earlier.

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[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I got on Compuserve in the library I worked at when there was nothing that needed to be done. Had to put a disc in to run the software. It was black & white. I mostly just chatted with random people.

[–] kyle@lemm.ee 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It was an old dial-up multi user system that charged monthly fees. Once the internet became popular, Compuserve connected, but they predate the commercial home internet.

[–] kyle@lemm.ee 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Damn. The earliest thing I remember was AIM. I never used it, just remember being jealous of the other kids. Internet was so expensive.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Yeah, I was never on Compuserve, just aware of it's history.