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  • Internet in 1996: A guide for high school students

    From Nightfox to All on Tue Nov 1 12:30:54 2011
    I just found this article and thought it was interesting from a
    semi-historical perspective, and appropriate for sharing on a BBS: http://gizmo.do/w2Syub

    Nightfox
  • From Deuce@VERT/SYNCNIX to Nightfox on Tue Nov 1 15:33:42 2011
    Re: Internet in 1996: A guide for high school students
    By: Nightfox to All on Tue Nov 01 2011 12:30 pm

    I just found this article and thought it was interesting from a semi-historical perspective, and appropriate for sharing on a BBS:

    "No one uses chat rooms anymore, though."

    Hrmph.

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  • From thinktank@VERT/INLANDUT to Deuce on Tue Nov 1 17:49:42 2011
    Re: Internet in 1996: A guide for high school students
    By: Deuce to Nightfox on Tue Nov 01 2011 03:33 pm

    I just found this article and thought it was interesting from a
    "No one uses chat rooms anymore, though."
    IRC, people still do.
    Matt Munson ~ Ontario California ~ http://www.inlandutopia.com

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  • From Nightfox to Deuce on Wed Nov 2 13:04:46 2011
    I just found this article and thought it was interesting from a semi-historical perspective, and appropriate for sharing on a BBS:

    "No one uses chat rooms anymore, though."

    Hrmph.

    I agree, but often when I go onto IRC these days, it feels like a ghost town.. Sad, really.

    Nightfox
  • From Access Denied@VERT/PHARCYDE to Nightfox on Thu Nov 3 16:41:21 2011
    Re: Internet in 1996: A guide for high school students
    By: Nightfox to Deuce on Wed Nov 02 2011 01:04 pm

    I agree, but often when I go onto IRC these days, it feels like a ghost town Sad, really.

    Not sure when you go on there, but it's usually pretty damn active when I get home from work in the afternoon.

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  • From Nightfox to Access Denied on Thu Nov 3 19:44:50 2011
    Re: Internet in 1996: A guide for high school students
    By: Access Denied to Nightfox on Thu Nov 03 2011 16:41:21

    I agree, but often when I go onto IRC these days, it feels like a ghost t Sad, really.

    Not sure when you go on there, but it's usually pretty damn active when I ge home from work in the afternoon.

    I guess it depends on the channels you chat in. The IRC channels I used to chat in (around 1995-2000 or so) used to be very active, but now, very few people are in there.. Some of the channels aren't even around anymore.

    Nightfox
  • From art@VERT/FATCATS to Nightfox on Fri Nov 4 19:41:11 2011
    Re: Internet in 1996: A guide for high school students
    By: Nightfox to Access Denied on Thu Nov 03 2011 19:44:50

    Hi Nightfox,

    I guess it depends on the channels you chat in. The IRC channels I used to chat in (around 1995-2000 or so) used to be very active, but now, very few people are in there.. Some of the channels aren't even around anymore.

    Aye, same here. It's just not like ye good olde days...

    The bbs-scene IRC network does have a pretty active bunch of
    users and sysops, however it's mostly BBS-related discussions I've run into. Good chaps tho, mostly.

    Kind regards,

    / art @ fatcatsbbs [dot] com \
    \ http://fatcatsbbs.com /

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  • From Sysop@VERT/FSNU to Nightfox on Tue Dec 13 01:18:00 2011
    On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:20:00 -0400, wrote:

    Re: Internet in 1996: A guide for high school students
    By: Nightfox to All on Tue Nov 01 2011 12:30 pm

    I just found this article and thought it was interesting from a semi-historical perspective, and appropriate for sharing on a BBS:

    "No one uses chat rooms anymore, though."

    Hrmph.

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    No, but unfortunately people abuse services like Twitter and Facebook, =

    treating "activity streams" as chatrooms :)

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