I was reading a story today about #theoldnet and how if you leave an “&” symbol at the end of an #email , it means you want the recipient to reply back. Does anyone remember this or still do this today? I don’t recall that being a thing or maybe it was and I didn’t notice. Gonna tag below with adjacent words in hopes of response.
#aol #bbs #vintagecomputing #retro #retrotech @ActionRetro #dialup #486 #windows95 #prodigy #netscape #icq #compuserve #angelfire #geocities #irc
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The #ProtoWeb project is just awesome. As great as #TheOldNet is, this project takes that concept and puts it into a proper, dedicated browser (you can even simulate a 56k modem's speeds) where you can effectively relive the early days of the web.
The shareware here even appears to still be downloadable!
Definitely look into it if you're feeling nostalgic for the old web.
New instance, new #introduction! My name is Ivan, I'm a proud nerd who's passionate about open source and vintage tech.
I'm not exactly new to the fediverse as I've actually been a proud user for over three years. I've decided to migrate from Fosstodon due to instance drama.
I've got two children: My iMac G3 and an eMac (both of which have leaking capacitors)
Some of my interests include: #Linux #Tech #Matrix #Programming #RustLang #C #RetroTech #TheOldNet #VintageApple
One of my @mediaarchaeologylab #Marchintosh projects has been to rehabilitate this all-in-one Macintosh PowerPC 5260/100, a precursor of the more colorful iMac and eMac all-in-ones. This one has a dead backup battery and has some issues with its SCSI port in the back, but is now bootable and has a lot of great games and other stuff on it like the Newton Connection Kit, which I really want to test out with the Newton we have in the back room. I also anticipate having some fun using my new #TheOldNet wifi modem emulator with it. #mediaarchaeology #mac #macos8
