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Mar 23, 2018 6:31 PM
PunnyPunenstein
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Slipknotsofast
kuhlde1337
The good ole days when the Internet was only 24 Petabytes in size.
thatdudegenso
Our VHS rewinder was shaped like a super car. It was awesome
jimmy8fingers
In college I would call my parents collect ask for myself, they would refuse, call the dorm payphone back in a minute.
Brandy321
Saving the internet.zip : Estimate time left : 4,381 years. Should save the internet to your 100MB zip drive.
Affray
Back when these were applicable to real life they were just called tips and tricks. Hack had a whole different meaning and we were happy.
Rogahar
So was it just a given that all 90s technology got to a point where it was never not dusty, or was my family just slobs?
StephenDaniels
I remember patiently waiting hours for the Star Wars Episode 1 Trailer (no larger than a postage stamp) to eventually download.
GoodGameYoungLad
Ah someone unearthed the ancient text
nottherapist
#11 you have T1 internet bro?! I only DL at 5Kb/s
Anarric
Fun Fact: Call waiting was an extra feature you had to pay for...which my parents did not because my sister would do this -_-
MajorTomtogroundcontrol
Oh I'm sad now
iStabs
41.2 KB/s holy shit that guy's got sweet DSL
NoDamsel
Uploaded using internet explorer.
MyBigMouth
The download back doesn't work my dial up kicks me off after 2 hours.
taichanie
I know this is a joke... but it was like 30 minutes to download a song... Assuming people were seeding it.
LeviTheRevelator
If you get splinters from the handle of your butter churn wrap it in rawhide.
CotterPyke
When it's too cold to crank that Model A, park on a hill and start the motor by putting it in gear and releasing the e-brake.
DoYouGuysNotHavePhones
MrWobblyHead
Was going to say the same thing. Reseating the connector was the effective part of that fix.
mumumumumysharona
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
Some years ago in Brazil the first 3 seconds of a cellphone call were free. People had whole conversations calling each other back and forth
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
And by some I mean 13... FUCK Im old
kathtrine
It was a much better world when the mice had balls.
VodkaReindeer
Were the tape rewinders faster than doing it in the VCR? Who watches another tape right after the first one anyways?
Katateochi
a) yes, b) it was usually for when u wanted to watch something but some asshat hadn't rewound it the last time.
historiancm
Call from "WeOddababy Eetsaboy".
ShaiHuludMadeMeDoIt
Why do you remember this?
bleblebla
Buffer underrun That's a phrase i hadn't heard in decades
FuzzyX
I thought that had long expired. Strangely I still close all programs now except for a video player or web browser.
Faustbear
I remember my first cd writer with buffer underrun protection. Way fewer coasters.
Sauceypants
NotAHugeSpider
Sauceypants
thechelonianshelmet
#5 Then get your arse kicked for running up the phone bill.... genius
tiderfish
Not for local calls. You had to ‘opt in’ to paying long distance by pressing 1 before the number
thechelonianshelmet
Sorry not following, I'm talking about someone running up bill listening to movie lists
ChimeraOfFury
Local calls were free. If the theater had the same area code as you, no charge. There were no "minutes" plans.
thechelonianshelmet
Ah, got it, sorry wasn't aware of free local calls in US back then. I wonder how many emergency calls were missed because of this
NZSheeps
#12 Don't forget a box cutter to open those pesky inflight snacks
thatdudefromoregon
Dude I took a flight with my dad in like 94 and he brought a mini cooler full of ice and Pepsi's. It was his carry-on.
Californiasnow
I feel like an inappropriate 9/11 joke should be inserted here.
Falos
I have an entire folder of them
Jackpody
oh my god
DadJokesAreAlwaysFunny
Cough, cough... cleaning the mouse ball won't help, you need to clean the rollers it presses on.
Carefuler
I would always clean them before trying to break my best time on Minesweeper.
ojp1977
I remember doing that for my manager at work when she was complaining about the mouse. It was really surprising the amount of dust collected
SpikeTheGoat
I'd still clean the ball if it is all fuzzy. It's going to come off onto the rollers. But yeah, scratch that line of grime on the rollers.
drfarren
Can confirm, I, too have used a computer in a public school.
tzxAzrael
amen, Dadjokes. "How to tell when the '90s kid' was actually born in 1999."
Smantha
Truth!
HughLaurie
Sometimes that doesn't help either, because the rollers wear out and start to lose contact on the circuits.
Pyroclastic
Mouse XY rollers are attached to a perforated disc that spins in between an IR light and a sensor. No contact involved.
TheGirlWithTheGiraffeTattoo
So satisfying
nutRtookmyusername
True, but warm soapy water made the balls stickier also
DrKenAdams
Rubbing alcohol and a q-tip on the rollers. Roll the ball around in a capful of Alcohol and everyone is amazed that you fixed their mouse.
CotterPyke
The fact that you got so many upvotes tells me there are probably way too many people that can actually use that information today
OtterlyMagnificent
Or replace the bars, they wear out after a while...I've had to swap out 3 pairs...then I upgraded to a dual-laser gaming mouse instead.
GUVMENTCHEEZE63
Lasers!? What is this, the year 2000?
PantsGuy
What's a mouse?
TehStoner
What's a computer?
DrKenAdams
It's a touch screen, but they have balls and you put your whole hand on it.
valen00
Here's a dude that lived it rather than reading about it
CotterPyke
i never hadda clean a mouse ball once, never had a mouse that long. Every new computer came with a mouse, the tech changed fast.
Bpendragon
These are all written using the tribal knowledge of the times. Blowing a game cartridge causes the contacts to corrode for example.
insufficientimagination
I enjoyed picking at the little rollers, best part
RainDog9
Me too.
GnomeAnn
I read that’s a “licking” and was rather confused.
CastleIsGreat
Yeah, as long as you never think about what kinda nastiness is in the funk you pick off.
AlkeneThiol
It just tasted like lint and boogers
valen00
Mostly just the skunge off your hands anyway
AlkeneThiol
Skunge
DrFloydPepper
Things to remember when I go back to the 90's.
LogicalAbsurdities
You mean the 1890's, right?
poorwhitetrash
Don’t worry. History always repeats itself.
prairiedoggin
Pre-9/11 hacks before the liquid ban ftw
DukePhelan
We can go back? We... we have to go back, its all wrong we fucked it all up!
NotAHugeSpider
SgtThunderfistMD
Same here. Bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed.
MattDude
I'm just running in the 90s.
Jujubee118
RatchetTheWusky
I know right? Still, cool though.
rickeyspanish
I was just watching The Wire and it reminded how payphones are all gone now.
theglimmeringwarlock
Even if they were around, nasty as fuck. Def don't miss them.
WelshArtist
Freaking heck, DONT BLOW in carts!, its the moisture that reads the contacts but it corrodes them.. making them worse later on.
kepler20c
Just clean them with a q-tip soaked in acetone.
asliceofpizza
*acid
Isoagoodname
What am I a chemist?!?
Jernau
Nail polish remover/paint thinner. Acetone is useful for many things other than chemistry.
Isoagoodname
What am I a beautician?!?
Jernau
Don't forget to invest in Google and Amazon while you're there.
TheCuntACrossTheStreet
And that weird fruit company aple.
jenniferlawrenceisabear
dont forget to mine bitcoin when it comes around...
Irreal
Or buy some
PoopholeAintALoophole
Well, I mean, depending when in the 90s, could be a long wait.
FriskyFoxie
Not if you START Google and Amazon.. Googzon.
Badsequence
I think you mean Lougle
VoidofStatic
Also apple
Irreal
Apple should be cheap at that point.