<![CDATA[In 1996 there were hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet.]]>In 1996 there were hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet.

I also choose to believe most of you are here in the now 🥂

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/topic/87137d3e-c89c-4012-97b4-aa82682275d4/in-1996-there-were-hundreds-of-thousands-of-people-on-the-internet.RSS for NodeTue, 16 Jun 2026 20:48:59 GMTMon, 15 Jun 2026 18:12:58 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to In 1996 there were hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:51:38 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay I remember faxes.
I also vaguely remember some form of online service for my ZX Spectrum.
And early Netscape on a monochrome laptop screen.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mendeddrum.org/users/Nikkileah/statuses/116756099818771831https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mendeddrum.org/users/Nikkileah/statuses/116756099818771831Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:51:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In 1996 there were hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:33:26 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay thanks to JANET I was downloading mod files for Falcon 3.0 in 1992.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/FourT4/statuses/116756028236192579https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/FourT4/statuses/116756028236192579Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:33:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In 1996 there were hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:31:14 GMT]]>@Nikkileah
I was interwebbing mainly at work bt maybe 1995 and then more online by 1997, though there was still a lot of faxing back then

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/Natasha_Jay/statuses/116756019548931068https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/Natasha_Jay/statuses/116756019548931068Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:31:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In 1996 there were hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:29:15 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay
MindSpring checking in!

Although I go back to CompuServe in the mid '80s...

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/JayElbey/statuses/116756011780432856https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/JayElbey/statuses/116756011780432856Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:29:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In 1996 there were hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:14:02 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay I arrived in 1999. Offered a choice of PC or Champions League Final (Barcelona) tickets.

I don't regret my choice.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mendeddrum.org/users/Nikkileah/statuses/116755951959998685https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mendeddrum.org/users/Nikkileah/statuses/116755951959998685Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:14:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In 1996 there were hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:07:41 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay I'd been on for a year by then. There were 20 million worldwide, with 1 million of us in the UK

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/Pamela1960/statuses/116755926996080670https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/Pamela1960/statuses/116755926996080670Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:07:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In 1996 there were hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:45:01 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay EarthLink accounted for!

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://masto.ai/users/WildEyedBoyFromFreecloud/statuses/116755601907944987https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://masto.ai/users/WildEyedBoyFromFreecloud/statuses/116755601907944987Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:45:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In 1996 there were hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:23:36 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay Nah, in the late 90s/early 00s there were about 20 people on the internet, with a *lot* of socks.

Honestly, the number of people I kept running into in different places...

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/fallen_angela/statuses/116755517676839504https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/fallen_angela/statuses/116755517676839504Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:23:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In 1996 there were hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:16:53 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay
Yup.

I’ve essentially been online since 1984. Compuserve and 300 baud dialup.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/NM8A/statuses/116755491277670411https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/NM8A/statuses/116755491277670411Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:16:53 GMT