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  • How old were you when you started using the Internet regularly? See all answers
    • When I Started Using the Internet
    • My first PC[bought in 1992] did not even have a mouse.
      The closest thing to a GUI on it was what was called a DOS-shell!
      In about 1995, at a public library, I performed[with some assistance from the librarian] my 1st internet search; I was able to quickly identify a public offering[OTC], that a Canadian Mining 'Conglomerate,' representing itself as in control of substantial gallium 'reserves[there were no operating mines as yet],' had published, in order to attract investors to their 'penny stock.' After digesting this information, I determined not to invest any of my hard-earned pennies.
      Arriving in Las Vegas[1998], I began using an Apple laptop, & educating myself on useful interaction with the 'Web.' I established a free webpage, that allowed me to continually make contact with buyers looking for my $35 volumes of Monmouth Families[google these two words & you will find that this page still lingers on], until I moved back East, and no longer had access to the remaining stock or the incoming mail & checks[2005].
      My experience with such things impressed my Windows Instructor to such a high degree[this in mid-1999], that he invited my participation in teaching a course on the internet.

       
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    Kukee said:
    My first computer also did not have windows, it was DOS...I bought it with the monitor, cpu, keyboard and a printer which took the paper with holes on each side..I paid 100 dollars...it had no mouse...I moved up to Windows when my son purchased windows 95 for me...I was in heaven..then I discovered the internet. I was trying to research gangs since I worked in a correctional facility...to my surprise I got some gang bang site...and not like the crips or bloods...a sexual gang bang!! When that came up I was so surprised I shut off the computer. My son then explained...anything that can be misconstrued will be...I now surf the net daily and remember those days of learning!! LOL
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