Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agoOn 9/11 what was the internet like after it happened? Did people quit being dicks or trolls and showed some decency? Or was it like we have today and nothing changed?message-squaremessage-square52linkfedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down17
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-squareOn 9/11 what was the internet like after it happened? Did people quit being dicks or trolls and showed some decency? Or was it like we have today and nothing changed?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square52linkfedilink
minus-squareBoofStroke@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 days agoBroadband was around. The signal to noise was much better. We had Usenet, IRC, and our own home pages.
minus-squareCameronDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 days agoMaybe around, but I don’t think it was ubiquitous? Even then, ADSL was pretty bad, and I wouldn’t call it broadband by today’s standards. But that could just be Australia lagging the world :)
Broadband was around. The signal to noise was much better. We had Usenet, IRC, and our own home pages.
Maybe around, but I don’t think it was ubiquitous? Even then, ADSL was pretty bad, and I wouldn’t call it broadband by today’s standards. But that could just be Australia lagging the world :)