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The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president (arstechnica.com)

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1998 plea for restraint reveals a lost world where the 'Net was an opt-in experience.

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[–] shitass 15 points 1 year ago

Dude I love walks through computer history like this and I'm just bummed that the CEO didn't entertain it even a little. Obv still fit the theme but damn

Loved the article though.