A liiitle bit of history Other Vista Discussions Discuss A liiitle bit of history in the Windows Vista forums; ahhhhhhhh! josh use commas instead of ps mate hahahaha just one of those little things that annoy me on the topic of the Internet and networking have you seen some ...

[ProCookie]

ahhhhhhhh! josh use commas instead of ps mate hahahaha just one of those little things that annoy me

on the topic of the Internet and networking have you seen some of the stuff Microsoft reaons you will be able to do with it in a few years, like say you are watching a film/movie on your computer and you need to pop out as you leave your front door the film will automatically stop on your computer and pick up were it left of on your mobile/cell phone. Then say if you need to nip into the office at work it will play on your office computer as you enter the door and stop on your mobile/cell. Now if this happens it would be so cool but i don't think it will due to the fact of cost and the technologies that need to be made to make something that is such advance.

[Galt]

The arguments about when the 'internet' came into being, has been going on for years, and I suppose some justifications apply to each point of view. We used to have what were refered to as "flame wars" between the Arpanet crowd and TCP/IP crowd, as to which way was better.

Old diehard BBS Sysops, and users refused to see the handwriting on the wall as many had built 'users bases' and were actually making money. Even though we all started out giving our boards free access, and heavy personal investments in hardware and software was accepted.

The major difference between BBS's and the Internet, regardless of how either came to be or when, was "personal interaction." BBS users and the Sysop were like comrades in time of war, protective of their choice of software and hardware setups as well as each other.

We knew each other, went to 'meets' exchanged ideas and software in "User Gorups." Many Sysops (10 years old and up) as well as 'users' were lonely kids, in disfunctional familes, or not families at all, and the BBS was a place to go, and find a sense of ones own 'self,' and as comrades, the support was always there.
We came together as friends, some never laying eyes on the other, each independent, and all joined together in a single goal, to enjoy life, and give expression to each others abilities.

Today's internet, is a cold and unfeeling place in comparison, forum boards as well. Since we are all strangers, and don't share personal thoughts or give of our personalitys and dreams. We hide behind 'handles', never filling out 'profiles' with any real information because of fear. Places like MySpace are poor substitutes for what was the BBS world, but they crave what we had in those days, and it's more than a shame it's gone.

[felix8406]

Here's a little bit of Computer History from 1980 - 1990

http://www.computerhope.com/history/198090.htm