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Early in my career I had a higher-end Nokia phone you could connect (with the right adapter) to the phone port on a laptop.  Dial in to your ISP and bam.  Wireless internet.  Wonderous times.

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'm trying to reach this girl Monique, her screen name is ChynaDoll
She's light brown with big thighs, and standing five foot seven tall
If she don't call me it's okay, I'll hit up SexyEyez02
Sophomore at TSU, and she run track, that's what it do
I'll send a note to my girl Crystal, she ShootiNStarr99

 

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My personal memory was Prodigy.  Got a new Packard Bell computer for law school in 1992.  In the package of materials was a CD Rom like this:

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I distinctly remember reading the booklet that came with it, explaining what it was for, and I actually said out loud to myself as I tossed it all in the trash, "Internet?  Sounds like a scam."

I was either an idiot or a genius in that moment.  Most likely a healthy serving of both.  Took me a couple more years before I figured out this "email" thing that was on offer.

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