How do you guys remember the early days of the internet? What do you miss about it?
How do you guys remember the early days of the internet? What do you miss about it?
Do you remember the early days of the internet, when websites were a reflection of their creators unique personalities and passions? A time when the d
Wanted to ask you about this article, how do you remember the early days of the internet (I was sadly too young at that time). Do you wish it back? And do you think it can ever be like that again? I would be very interested
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There was this one program I used a lot back in the day; I'm pretty sure it was called Virtual Places.
Basically it was a browser that turned any web page into a chat room, and you could chat with anybody browsing the same page. Everybody would have these little square avatars; mine was an eyeball. And you could get a bunch of people on this little "bus" that somebody could "drive" and all move to a different web site together.
Oh. My god. Why did I never know about that. That would have been incredible. I feel honestly robbed now T_T
That shouldn’t be too hard to recreate. Maybe somebody already made it
It's one of those things that makes me wish I knew more than 'hello world' level coding; I would love to resurrect this.
Honestly for something like that asking ChatGPT would get you at least a quarter of the way there. And besides, starting a project is the best way to learn a new skill.
that sounds like a lot of fun, reminds me a bit of the online world in the Megaman Battle Network series. always loved the idea of a virtual "3rd place" if you will.
That's really what it was like.
Nowadays it would be overrun with bots, though, I bet.