When Did You First.....
...go online?
We are all pre-internet people here, so I'm curious to hear your stories about when you first went online, how you managed to navigate things like emails, etc, and what prompted you to be online in the first place?
For me, we were persuaded by the kids to get a computer for "homework". It was 2004, and for some reason we got one built for us, by a guy who lived round the corner. I think it was cheaper than buying one from a shop at that time.
So we trundle home with this
massive machine and set it all up in the living room. I made a rota for the kids so they would get equal time on it, and as it was dial up internet back then, I was super conscious of keeping them each to their time.
A few months on, and they had friends from all over the world, playing games and not a bit of homework got done!
Meanwhile, I had set up my first email account with Hotmail, and as I worked in an office back then, I spent time sending myself little email reminders to get stuff done, thinking I was
ever so smart and techno minded!
Now, of course, we are all using phones, tablets, and laptops with huge memories and wi-fi. Funny how things rapidly evolve!