First Internet session? Late 1991 or early 1992 whilst at college - before there was any WWW!
Was using Kermit on a DOS-only HD-less 8086-based PC, first had to connect to the local VAX then use a program called "PDSoft" that would connect to the lancs.pdsoft (later HENSA) public domain software directory to retrieve files.
Then had to transfer those via Kermit directly to a 5.25" floppy, then had to find a PC with both 3.5" and 5.25" drives to make the transfer... Those were the days!
Got my first full net access whilst working in 1994/1995 and remember those first versions of Mosaic very well (and all the hassle of DOS-based packet network drivers, installing Win32s into Windows 3.1, and all the other fun and games).
Does anyone else remember when Yahoo! used to be on akebono.stanford.edu, and when searching for files meant sending off email requests to archie servers??!
My net access at home came in 1996 when I got my A1200 online with Demon Internet. Haven't looked back since, though it's a shame the Amiga browsers are still stuck in 1996! :-)
- Ali
