History - netscape
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- PlutoniumLounger
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History - netscape
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2014/jun/18/tech-weekly-podcast-uk-mass-surveillance-goalline-technology
gnl.tech.140620.jp.tech_weekly from 31m 50s to 44m 30s
Ben Horowitz discusses Netscape – the first commercial web browser
gnl.tech.140620.jp.tech_weekly from 31m 50s to 44m 30s
Ben Horowitz discusses Netscape – the first commercial web browser
He who plants a seed, plants life.
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- GoldLounger
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Re: History - netscape
Chris,
I think your link path is toooooooooooo looooong?
I think your link path is toooooooooooo looooong?
I am so far behind, I think I am First
Genealogy....confusing the dead and annoying the living
Genealogy....confusing the dead and annoying the living
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- BronzeLounger
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Re: History - netscape
Link works for me. Are you having a problem?
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Paul
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Hi Dave. Yes, I know it's long, but then I gigure on letting people (who know me) see where they are going before they click on the link.DaveA wrote:Chris,I think your link path is toooooooooooo looooong?
Better than http://tinyurl.com/o89c7j3 which doesn't tell you where you might end up.
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not me. Apart from the fact that his too is too long too!PaulB wrote:Link works for me. Are you having a problem?
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The first web browser I used was Lynx. This was a text only browser that ran on Unix.
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Re: History - netscape
The first one I used was Mosaic. I have to admit that I didn't see the point, at the time...
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I remember upgrading from Lynx to Mosaic. They were both a major improvement over command line tools like Archie and Gopher.
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Now I'm really feeling old thinking back to the days of VT-100 terminals, VAX 8700s, an outrageously priced 64kbps connection to the Ontario Universities and Colleges network, Lynx then the jump to 80 MHz PCs and Mosaic. Those were the days... not!
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PaulB wrote:... priced 64kbps connection ...
I only started with 300 baud modem
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That's already pretty fast - the IBM PC started out with a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 processor. Speeds in the 80 MHz range didn't come along until the Intel Pentium in the 1990s...PaulB wrote:... 80 MHz PCs ...
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My first browser was a 24 volume encyclopedia. It had text and pictures and ran on the bookshelf (v1.1). Unfortunately this apps the pages had to be turned manually so the "program" was not very popular due to this. Oh, and though it was very well indexed the find feature was VERY manual and sloooow.StuartR wrote:The first web browser I used was Lynx. This was a text only browser that ran on Unix.
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Speaking of firsts, here's my first calculator, anno domini 1964
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Yep, remember them, 75 up, 300 down, acoustic couplersIMNetUser wrote:I only started with 300 baud modem
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Claude:
I had one of those calculators to.
er, rather I still have one. A few years ago, I had to look up the instruction as a refresher when asked to demonstrate the use.
Amazing enough, I can still beat some of the youngsters using their fancy calculators.
During a bowling party - I won the challenge of calculating the scores, totals and averages for 4 teams of 5 people using my very first calculator.
I had one of those calculators to.
er, rather I still have one. A few years ago, I had to look up the instruction as a refresher when asked to demonstrate the use.
Amazing enough, I can still beat some of the youngsters using their fancy calculators.
During a bowling party - I won the challenge of calculating the scores, totals and averages for 4 teams of 5 people using my very first calculator.
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I can remember starting out using acoustic couplers (not sure of BAUD rate). In that context, 64 kbps may seem like a lot but it was meant to serve the internet needs of the entire college. At that time I believe the staff and faculty numbered over 2,000. Students? Fuggetaboutit!IMNetUser wrote:PaulB wrote:... priced 64kbps connection ...
I only started with 300 baud modem
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Paul
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I stand corrected. That 80 or 100MHz PC was the first IBM PC that I purchased for personal use. Eventually swapped out the processor for an eye watering 160 MHz barn-burner.HansV wrote:That's already pretty fast - the IBM PC started out with a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 processor. Speeds in the 80 MHz range didn't come along until the Intel Pentium in the 1990s...PaulB wrote:... 80 MHz PCs ...
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Paul
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Rudi wrote:My first browser was a 24 volume encyclopedia. It had text and pictures and ran on the bookshelf (v1.1). Unfortunately this apps the pages had to be turned manually so the "program" was not very popular due to this. Oh, and though it was very well indexed the find feature was VERY manual and sloooow.StuartR wrote:The first web browser I used was Lynx. This was a text only browser that ran on Unix.
Regards,
Paul
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My acoustic coupler was 110 baud, I upgraded to a 300 baud modem.PaulB wrote:...
I can remember starting out using acoustic couplers (not sure of BAUD rate)...
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This thread is starting to sound like Monty Python's Four Yorkshiremen...
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Hans
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