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I was a kid in the 90's so I remember keenly the unmistakeable technological shift. People started saying "information highway" an awful lot. And I remember the

I was a kid in the 90's so I remember keenly the unmistakeable technological shift. People started saying "information highway" an awful lot. And I remember the first time me and my friend used dial up networking to play Doom 2, and I could see his character's movements on my screen in realtime, and I thought, "I am living in the future."

phirschybar 10y ago
wasn't it "information SUPER-highway"? :)
- dtjohnnymonkey 10y ago
  When I was in 6th grade (~1993), someone's dad came to talk about our class about the "superhighway of information" or the "information highway". It always bugged me that he didn't say "information superhighway".
  - nocman 10y ago
    It always bugged me EVERY time ANYONE every used the term "Information Superhighway" -- and still does. Marketing people make me want to puke -- that's where terminology like that comes from. Just call it the internet and be done with it already! Oh, and get off my lawn! xD
    - omegaham 10y ago
      It makes me think of watching Zoom on PBS as a little kid. Ask your parents before going online!
    - soperj 10y ago
      you mean the World Wide Web right? The internet is just the backbone.
    - maroonblazer 10y ago
      Does anyone still use "Information Superhighway" anymore? I think most people just say "internet". However in the 90's that analogy helped many non-technical people understand how to think about the internet. Back then did you have a better analogy? BTW, as a marketing guy, it always bugs me every time anyone uses the term "marketing" when they mean "advertising". I'm not referring to you/your post but rather a general trend on HN and elsewhere.
      - sverige 10y ago
        When I throw darts at marketing, I mean marketing, not advertising. I know the difference. Nice try though, marketing guy.
        maroonblazer 10y ago
        As long as you know the difference you can throw all the darts you want.
    - mirimir 10y ago
      Well, they were both designed with nukes in mind :)

phirschybar 10y ago

wasn't it "information SUPER-highway"? :)

dtjohnnymonkey 10y ago
When I was in 6th grade (~1993), someone's dad came to talk about our class about the "superhighway of information" or the "information highway". It always bugged me that he didn't say "information superhighway".
- nocman 10y ago
  It always bugged me EVERY time ANYONE every used the term "Information Superhighway" -- and still does. Marketing people make me want to puke -- that's where terminology like that comes from. Just call it the internet and be done with it already! Oh, and get off my lawn! xD
  - omegaham 10y ago
    It makes me think of watching Zoom on PBS as a little kid. Ask your parents before going online!
  - soperj 10y ago
    you mean the World Wide Web right? The internet is just the backbone.
  - maroonblazer 10y ago
    Does anyone still use "Information Superhighway" anymore? I think most people just say "internet". However in the 90's that analogy helped many non-technical people understand how to think about the internet. Back then did you have a better analogy? BTW, as a marketing guy, it always bugs me every time anyone uses the term "marketing" when they mean "advertising". I'm not referring to you/your post but rather a general trend on HN and elsewhere.
    - sverige 10y ago
      When I throw darts at marketing, I mean marketing, not advertising. I know the difference. Nice try though, marketing guy.
      - maroonblazer 10y ago
        As long as you know the difference you can throw all the darts you want.
  - mirimir 10y ago
    Well, they were both designed with nukes in mind :)