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mcb01932 Since: Mar, 2010
#1: Mar 13th 2012 at 1:04:19 PM

Post what you did or thought when you were a newbie on the Internet.

For example: when I was a net noob, I had no idea what Mozilla Firefox was.

AikoHeiwa I AM NOT A TREE from Aikoland Since: Feb, 2011
I AM NOT A TREE
#2: Mar 13th 2012 at 1:09:20 PM

INTERNET EXPLORER WAS THE BEST BROWSER EVER

AOL was fast.

NO TREE FOR ME (ALSO LOVES HER BOYFRIEND)
ElRigo I'm freezing! Send help! from Baja Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
I'm freezing! Send help!
#3: Mar 13th 2012 at 1:09:28 PM

When I was, A young Boy, the first thing I used the internet for was Hotmail and Msn Messenger. That was all. That was during the 90's, when the whole internet thing was a new concept.

Porn was a revelation.

abstractematics Since: May, 2011
#4: Mar 13th 2012 at 1:10:41 PM

I remember when I neatly put Altavista website as my home page, as it's super important because it was my dial-up service.

Now using Trivialis handle.
phoenixdaughterAM Since: Jan, 2010
#5: Mar 13th 2012 at 1:19:14 PM

Hmm...when I was a net noob, I used the internet for online games only. Granted, KID.

edited 13th Mar '12 1:19:36 PM by phoenixdaughterAM

Lemurian from Touhou fanboy attic Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#6: Mar 13th 2012 at 1:31:43 PM

When I was a net noob...

...the trailer for Pokemon Gold And Silver was the best video ever.

Join us in our quest to play all RPG video games! Moving on to disc 2 of Grandia!
Jimmmyman10 cannot into space from polan Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
cannot into space
#7: Mar 13th 2012 at 2:56:19 PM

When I was a net noob, newgrounds scared me.

Oh no wait, it still scares me.

Um...

Yeah, but I remember dial up internet. AUGGGGGG

Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.
AikoHeiwa I AM NOT A TREE from Aikoland Since: Feb, 2011
I AM NOT A TREE
#8: Mar 13th 2012 at 2:56:41 PM

I still have dial-up...

NO TREE FOR ME (ALSO LOVES HER BOYFRIEND)
Jimmmyman10 cannot into space from polan Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
cannot into space
#9: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:04:36 PM

NO

SERIOUSLY?

SERIOUSLY?

Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.
Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
AikoHeiwa I AM NOT A TREE from Aikoland Since: Feb, 2011
I AM NOT A TREE
#11: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:07:10 PM

Blame grandparents who listen to everything cops tell them.

NO TREE FOR ME (ALSO LOVES HER BOYFRIEND)
Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
Oh My
#14: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:24:18 PM

^

If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan Chah
inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
Anwalt der Verdammten
#15: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:24:48 PM

^ ^ I still am.

The 5 geek social fallacies. Know them well.
Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#16: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:27:29 PM

I remember one of the teachers in my elementary school nearly expelled a kid who mistyped a URL and found porn. Even after it was carefully explained to the teacher what happened and that it wasn't the kid's fault at all, he was still suspended.

Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
#17: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:32:46 PM

That school is dumb. sad

Alt account of Angeldog 2437.
JackAlsworth Since: Jul, 2009
#18: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:36:29 PM

When I was a net noob, Yahoo was popular.

Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#19: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:37:05 PM

This was like 1994 and half the classrooms were still using Commodores (I think the computer lab was the only place any of our computers had an OS that even ran a decent browser), so to be fair not a whole lot of the teachers had much idea how anything worked.

Still, the specific teacher in question was a tremendous asshole. It wasn't the first or last asshole thing she did.

edited 13th Mar '12 3:39:31 PM by Pykrete

PiratePete Pirate Pete from Classified Since: Apr, 2013
Pirate Pete
#20: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:38:12 PM

I used to think "Y?" meant "You?" not "Why?" in 2006 Internet slang. I don't think it is used anymore, or at least isn't in the areas of the Internet I am in, both because it is a short word anyways and because of this confusion.

I also thought "Lmao" meant "Lame-o" for awhile.

First You Tube Video: Animal Crossing Movie Trailer, 2006.

First The Other Wiki Article: Metroid, 2005.

First Forum Joined: Animal Crossing Community. 2006.

First Trope: Breaking the Fourth Wall, 2011

First Hearing of the Word "Meme": 2007, in reference to so I herd u liek mudkipz.

First Hearing of the Word "Troll": 2007, in reference to people suspecting that a thread saying Ice Barrage is overpowered was one.

edited 14th Mar '12 2:06:53 PM by PiratePete

Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
#21: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:38:58 PM

[up][up]Ohhhh. surprised

That teacher sounds like a big jerkface. sad

Alt account of Angeldog 2437.
Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#22: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:40:31 PM

Mother of mercy. That was almost 20 years ago.

DAMMIT I FEEL OLD >=[

Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
#23: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:41:51 PM

:O

I dunno, that doesn't sound too old. smile

I recall dial up and CD games. And AOL Internet. smile

Alt account of Angeldog 2437.
ParkingCetacean I don't know. from a computer Since: Oct, 2011
I don't know.
#24: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:44:36 PM

I thought it wasn't for porn.

I believed those chain emails like "Send this to 5 people and you'll find your true love!" Just those ones, though, and I think I only did that once. Or maybe twice.

I also believed that one user actually was the president's daughter because they told me so.

Also, I chose stupid names and said stupid things.

Addendum: this wasn't me, but my sister once asked a chatroom what country everyone was from.
An AOL chatroom.

edited 13th Mar '12 3:47:47 PM by ParkingCetacean

And to say I was nervous... it wouldn't be quite enough.
Inhopelessguy Since: Apr, 2011
#25: Mar 13th 2012 at 3:44:36 PM

Dial... up? What did you do, call the telephone exchange to connect you to the internet or something?

Hmmm...

I only used the internet for... playing random flash games and MSN.


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