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Re: What did you use your computer for, before the internet?
« on: December 28, 2010, 01:51:26 AM »
Mainly Games, creating school assignments and the occasional BASIC programming :)

It is interesting to note beginning from 1985 onwards, our local telco in Australia launched it's own 'mini-internet' service known originally as 'Viatel' and then changed the name to 'Discovery' a few years later.. Speeds were (up to) 1200/75 Baud Download/Upload and Subscription fees were outrageously expensive for the day, around USD$450-500 per month in today's money roughly (cost even more if you leased their terminal..). Anyway here's a Youtube Video Ad promoting the service.


Regards, Valentin
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