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When I was younger, the days past slowly and the world was far away from me. It seemed so sudden, then, that a little miracle entered the shops and, from there, my home. The ZX Spectrum was my entry into the world of computers and games, and I haven't looked back since.
Well, in those days the kids tended to play out more and rainy days seemed more boring than ever. I had my Spectrum to keep me amused, when it wasn't loading the 5 minute game files or crashing, causing yet another reload, but something was missing. Contact was lost with the outside world, with likeminded people who I could have a chat to in a dull and dreary moment. I had friends, most of whom had the same thoughts as me when the rain or the snow fell during autumn and winter months, we would wonder what to do without our trees and fields and at times I was left on my own with no-one to share my thoughts. In short, there was no communication, no internet.
As I grew up, I discovered that there was an answer. The internet beckoned and I was enthralled by the many mailing lists containing growing numbers of groups that had the same interests as me. I joined a fortean list as soon as I could and chatted about all things strange under the psudonm Mulder (the x-files hadn't really become well known by then) and really enjoyed myself, despite being deluged by the hundreds of mails into my inbox each day. I really couldn't believe how many people there were out there, both in this country and abroad, that I could communicate with so easily. The net had me hooked from that day and I've never looked back.
Well, the years past, and my university course gave me a chance to sample the net's finest moments, finding out about emulation and newsgroups, creating a webpage (however bad!), even starting to get free stuff online, which, at the time, was pretty hard to find but well worth it. I made freinds in all different countries and got a much broader outlook on life. Email kept me in touch with people that I may not have normally written to and also kept me in touch with the world. The net became a part of my life and fed my need for information in a way that had never before been possible. I even had the chance to introduce many more people to this wonderful invention and in turn got them hooked on the net as well.
The culmination of this is that I've now found Special Reserve's site and made freinds that have even more importance than any people I have met on the net before. The constant stream of information and banter has kept me both amused and informed and I'll never leave this wonderful site or the beauty of the internet itself. As for the future, well who can tell? Maybe we'll have webcam versions of these chat sites, or there will be electronic versions of ourselves (or psudoselves for those wishing to remain more mysterious) doing much the same as we do now. Maybe this is the way it will be for a long time to come? Who knows, but as long as I can use it and as long as it stays a part of my life, I will remain indebted to the internet.
Well, in those days the kids tended to play out more and rainy days seemed more boring than ever. I had my Spectrum to keep me amused, when it wasn't loading the 5 minute game files or crashing, causing yet another reload, but something was missing. Contact was lost with the outside world, with likeminded people who I could have a chat to in a dull and dreary moment. I had friends, most of whom had the same thoughts as me when the rain or the snow fell during autumn and winter months, we would wonder what to do without our trees and fields and at times I was left on my own with no-one to share my thoughts. In short, there was no communication, no internet.
As I grew up, I discovered that there was an answer. The internet beckoned and I was enthralled by the many mailing lists containing growing numbers of groups that had the same interests as me. I joined a fortean list as soon as I could and chatted about all things strange under the psudonm Mulder (the x-files hadn't really become well known by then) and really enjoyed myself, despite being deluged by the hundreds of mails into my inbox each day. I really couldn't believe how many people there were out there, both in this country and abroad, that I could communicate with so easily. The net had me hooked from that day and I've never looked back.
Well, the years past, and my university course gave me a chance to sample the net's finest moments, finding out about emulation and newsgroups, creating a webpage (however bad!), even starting to get free stuff online, which, at the time, was pretty hard to find but well worth it. I made freinds in all different countries and got a much broader outlook on life. Email kept me in touch with people that I may not have normally written to and also kept me in touch with the world. The net became a part of my life and fed my need for information in a way that had never before been possible. I even had the chance to introduce many more people to this wonderful invention and in turn got them hooked on the net as well.
The culmination of this is that I've now found Special Reserve's site and made freinds that have even more importance than any people I have met on the net before. The constant stream of information and banter has kept me both amused and informed and I'll never leave this wonderful site or the beauty of the internet itself. As for the future, well who can tell? Maybe we'll have webcam versions of these chat sites, or there will be electronic versions of ourselves (or psudoselves for those wishing to remain more mysterious) doing much the same as we do now. Maybe this is the way it will be for a long time to come? Who knows, but as long as I can use it and as long as it stays a part of my life, I will remain indebted to the internet.
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True, true. I'm at least multicultural in one aspect ;-)
But what I was trying to express was that it's a different world now if you have a PC or Mac. So many possibilities are opened up for the youth of today and there is so much you can learn on the internet that you could never feel isolated again.
There used to be a magic surrounding the early days of home computing, because everything was new and nobody knew what these machines were capable of, but now it's the magic of the net and the many things that have become available through it.
But what I was trying to express was that it's a different world now if you have a PC or Mac. So many possibilities are opened up for the youth of today and there is so much you can learn on the internet that you could never feel isolated again.
There used to be a magic surrounding the early days of home computing, because everything was new and nobody knew what these machines were capable of, but now it's the magic of the net and the many things that have become available through it.
I am now 27yrs old and I realise that where we have come from in the land of Spectrums and Commadores ( I also had an Acorn Electron! ), we have become a wonderous society. I remember the days I spent doing nothing but surfing at University. The people I talked to then have become my friends for life and I have met many in person on my travels around the world.
Yes, make friends and chat, but I urge you all to get out there and see the world too. Visit these people and enjoy their countries. I had a great time meeting a group of guys from Belgium and Holland last year. I have friends in the US that I hope to visit next year. Use your computers but see the real world too !
Yes, make friends and chat, but I urge you all to get out there and see the world too. Visit these people and enjoy their countries. I had a great time meeting a group of guys from Belgium and Holland last year. I have friends in the US that I hope to visit next year. Use your computers but see the real world too !
Well done mate, I think it was about time an all wasn't it? Must have been at least 3 weeks since you last won....
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Shocktrooper wrote:
> Well done pb, mate ;-)
23 times now, is it?
Yes, thanks Shocky! Now I feel guilty again... ;-)
And no, Meka, I didn't use that name anywhere but for the first few months of the Fortean list, then when it became more popular I changed it for something else.
> Well done pb, mate ;-)
23 times now, is it?
Yes, thanks Shocky! Now I feel guilty again... ;-)
And no, Meka, I didn't use that name anywhere but for the first few months of the Fortean list, then when it became more popular I changed it for something else.
Well done pb, mate ;-)
23 times now, is it?
:D
23 times now, is it?
:D
pb, did you ever use the name 'Mulder' on NME's ANGST forums back in 1997?
Congrats pb!
Well done!
Well done!
well done pb.
True of so very true.
For example, when could you talk to someone in Australia as fast as we can now. A leter would take weeks, instant messaging takes...Instants! :o)
I suspect there will be new technolagy and all sorts to keep us amused, virtual reality and the stuff.
For example, when could you talk to someone in Australia as fast as we can now. A leter would take weeks, instant messaging takes...Instants! :o)
I suspect there will be new technolagy and all sorts to keep us amused, virtual reality and the stuff.
Hang on...your favorite letter is commandos 2?
hmmmmmmmm.
hmmmmmmmm.
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