A Reddit user asked ‘What is so ancient only Internet veterans can remember?’ and here are 30 of the responses.
Here is more about vintage.
1. Winamp
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awesabre said:
Winamp. It really whips the lamas a&s. So much time perfecting skins.
KlaatuBrute replied:
> “So much time perfecting skins.”
Honestly that’s kind of one of the things I miss the most about old internet—everything was unique down to the individual user. Flashing marquees, neon text on a different neon color background, dancing gifs everywhere. The entire internet had this cobbled-together look like an old alley in Hong Kong.
Now everything looks the same, like digital urban sprawl.
2. The Internet Can’t Work If Someone’s Using The Landline
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Conny_and_Theo said:
Having to make sure no one is on the phone so you can use the internet.
ltBurnsWhenlPvP replied:
When I set up our internet for the first time mid 90s I accidentally had it calling a long distance number. Dad received a phone bill for $2800. We no longer had the internet in our house after that.
3. Website Visitor Counters
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grendel54 said:
Counters on webpages.
Wildcat_twister12 replied:
When doing research online—Wow this site has had 300,000 people visit, the information must be legit.
4. Custom Mouse Cursors
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Blackout1322 said:
When we used to risk getting viruses just to get cool cursors.
AmoreLucky replied:
Or smileys for your instant messenger like AIM, MSN, or Yahoo Messenger.
5. Dial-Up Internet
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ThisBroDo said:
Dial up.
ResponsibleBase replied:
And that unforgettable tone sequence while connecting!
6. Having To Type Out The Beginning Of Each Website
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Having to actually type out “http://www.” before entering the website.
7. MapQuest Struggles
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ItsBulkingSeasonLads said:
If going on a long car journey, having to print off directions from MapQuest.
keb1965 replied:
And the first three pages were how to get out of your driveway.
8. Desktop Themes For Windows
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Remember desktop themes? Changing all your icons, mouse pointer, computer sounds, etc., to images and sounds from, like, Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist or whatever.
9. Not Being Able To Play Flash Games Any More
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joothinkso said:
Not being able to play flash games until the flash player had been updated.
the_hell_you_say replied:
Having to update flash player every time you turned the computer on.
drunk98 replied:
[That thing] updated hourly & never got any better, it’s like me if I was an app.
10. RealPlayer
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Orinocobro said:
Real Player.
Also: uninstalling Real Player.
UebelKanuebel replied:
Yeah. And Quicktime.
1Eternallylost replied:
Reminds me of those postage stamp sized movies at 6 fps.