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Wow, reminds me of visiting the first internet cafe in the UK.. it seemed weird getting served coffee and cake while using a computer, + using very early intern
by stuaxo 11y ago
Wow, reminds me of visiting the first internet cafe in the UK.. it seemed weird getting served coffee and cake while using a computer, + using very early internet browsers and Gopher.
- barking 11y agoDo you remember, Cyberia! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberia,_London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberia,_London
- gaius 11y agoMy flatmate's (at the time) girlfriend (at the time) worked there. But none of us were cybergoths, really ;-)
- 6502nerdface 11y agoInteresting, I wonder if the name was a bit of inspiration for Cyberdelia [1,2]. [1] http://letshang.tumblr.com/post/6801119158/cyberdelia-hackers-cyberdelia-was-built-from http://letshang.tumblr.com/post/6801119158/cyberdelia-hacker... [2] http://cyberdelianyc.tumblr.com/ http://cyberdelianyc.tumblr.com/
- eru 11y agoWasn't the first UK internet cafe in Cambridge? I think I've been.
- Pitarou 11y agoThat's CB1 you're thinking of, which I believe was the second to open. It's the oldest surviving in the UK.
- keithpeter 11y agoThere are still cybercafes in the UK. They are found now in poor areas, and they do phone calls as well as Internet access. Strange how stuff changes.