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Internet and the 1980s

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Response to Internet and the 1980s 2008-07-03 19:11:31


At 7/3/08 06:17 PM, ngman7 wrote:

Why wasn't internet access readily available to the public till the late '90s? What were they afraid of?

Did they think something was going to happen along the lines of

WAR GAMES ?

No comments? This is a good movie-I encourage your youngsters who haven't seen it to go and check it out.

Response to Internet and the 1980s 2008-07-03 19:18:15


At 7/1/08 11:48 AM, LampFace wrote: It was.

Yeah to the fucking military and/or super nerds.


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Response to Internet and the 1980s 2008-07-03 19:22:11


At 7/3/08 07:11 PM, ngman7 wrote: No comments? This is a good movie-I encourage your youngsters who haven't seen it to go and check it out.

He didn't use the internet to get into the game silly.

"Thermo-nuclear war" would of been text based anyway so he found it I doubt he'd have fun.


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Response to Internet and the 1980s 2008-07-03 19:23:57


There would be 3 more memes that would have came out earlier.


Nothing here anymore.

Response to Internet and the 1980s 2008-07-03 19:29:04


Funkgrounds and Devo rolled.

Response to Internet and the 1980s 2008-07-03 19:37:04


At 7/3/08 07:22 PM, CartoonDiablo wrote:
At 7/3/08 07:11 PM, ngman7 wrote: No comments? This is a good movie-I encourage you youngsters who haven't seen it to go and check it out.
He didn't use the internet to get into the game silly.

No-but I am willing to wager something like that COULD have happened.

Response to Internet and the 1980s 2008-07-03 20:03:38


Zombie brain hunters