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I think it started when broadband started rolling out nationally in the late 90s. My whole neighborhood for example was on dialup, everyone used AOL(for the mo
by silisili 5y ago
I think it started when broadband started rolling out nationally in the late 90s. My whole neighborhood for example was on dialup, everyone used AOL(for the most part), and just like that, it was gone once @home rolled fiber optics. AOL didn't seem to have any plan for that. Our family actually wanted to keep AOL, but they still wanted their 24.99 or whatever for the privilege, and well, few people found it worth it.
- andrewmcwatters 5y agoYep. Basically this. Everything else is silly speculation. Download speeds went from agonizing, even for the time!, to eye watering fast. I remember downloading 300MB in roughly 30 minutes to an hour back then. To me that was absolutely incredible. And it was! For the time. Whatever AOL was doing back then was irrelevant. Warez moved from place to place. People knew this and responded to the changes over the years as things naturally evolved.
- silisili 5y agoYeah, it completely changed how the internet and computers in general were used. Early advertising was 'look how quick it is, youll save so much time.' But that turned into 'hey this doesn't suck, I'll spend more time online!' The biggest change for me, personally, was going from an HPB to an LPB. That brings back old memories. Does that terminology even exist anymore?
- andrewmcwatters 5y agoWe've lost a lot of cool acronyms and initialisms over the years, and I've seen others paired down, but I think we lost HPB and LPB for sure.