[GeeJay]

I first got a PC in 1999, but wasn't hooked up onto the Internet until the summer of 2000. I actually can't remember what I done on the computer without being able to go online, probably just sat on Championship Manager 1997/98 (when starting a new game or updating your season took up most of the night).

I dialled-up, and after waiting a few minutes I think I went onto Lycos Chat, talking to some people in Australia and probably typing a word a minute. I then set up my first Hotmail account with an address that was my full name (wish I'd kept it), and downloaded several illegal MP3s from Napster, although it took several hours to download a song.

Check this website to see what the pages were like when you started, or even before.

[Gaz]

Since 2000, when I was at college.

EDIT: Remember sites like Lycos used to have a free SMS text service? That was awesome.

This post has been edited by Gaz: 31 March 2008 - 16:20

[GeeJay]

I used Lycos as a search engine until around 2002, I hadn't heard of Google before.

[qos_75]

I got it in 1996. Dial up internet, pay as you go. There was no unlimited internet packages at the time if |I remember. That could be a bit scary when the phone bill came through. I was with freeserve, which is Orange now.

[kullibino]

Gaz, on Mar 31 2008, 17:20, said:

Since 2000, when I was at college.

EDIT: Remember sites like Lycos used to have a free SMS text service? That was awesome.

O2 used to give you 100 free online texts a month, they then cut it to 10 which was hardly worthwhile bothering to use.

[GeeJay]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtqz0bdq30Q. ..feature=related

I wonder if anyone still uses it.

[BishyTON]

I have had the internet since 1998. It is obviously far superior nowadays - especially as it doesn't take hours to download one track.

[Ric]

I remember transferring files over BBS in Europe from my C64 in the mid 80's.

Do I win a prize?

This post has been edited by Ric: 31 March 2008 - 16:58

[dogma]

Connect in 99, downloaded my first bit of porn around 12 seconds after I was connected. Broadband is as big an improvement as colour was to TV imo.

[badger_whacker]

Ric, on Mar 31 2008, 17:58, said:

I remember transferring files over BBS in Europe from my C64 in the mid 80's.

Do I win a prize?

Did you transfer them with two cans connected with a bit of string?

[qos_75]

badger_whacker, on Mar 31 2008, 18:12, said:

Did you transfer them with two cans connected with a bit of string?

No, an envelope connected to the mail service.

[Weekender]

2003.

Never really used it back then either.

[Swampy]

1995

[Broccoli Dog]

1999 the year that the internet happened

[StewartyMac]

My first experience of the Internet, in its current form anyway, was with a Bush Internet TV thingy circa '99. Slow as death, but you didnae mind, as it was all amazing then.

My first PC was purchased in May 2001, never looked back since.

[strathspey thistle]

think i bought my 1st pc about 1998 or there about on 3rd one in 10 years

[lzreid]

Still don't have it at home. Only use it at work or at Uni. Probably getting it after graduation. More inane pish for you lot to read.

[Reynard]

'97

I never bothered with it until I realised there was football stuff on it

The old Scottish Football Online was a great forum and Saints online was the St.Mirren one I used most.

It used to be great being able to bounce into other club forums and wind everyone up. Its rubbish now and I barely ever look at single club forums anymore. It was utter carnage in the early years though

[Thundermonkey]

2000 I think.

[CK]

I got my first and only computer so far in 1998, got the internet around early 1999.

[MIFTHEBINO]

Dec 2003 after using it in internet(also doubled as a photo booth I think!) booths when I was in the Howgate.