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Re: What did you use your computer for, before the internet?
« on: December 25, 2010, 04:24:00 PM »
I never actually had Internet access until 2000 (yes, really!) Before that, it was all about learning to program (sadly, I didn't make much progress because all the good tools were unaffordable in those ancient, pre-GCC days) and playing games off of those giant shareware compilation CDs you'd get for $5 at the local computer store. Good times :)
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