ickplant@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 9 months agoFeeling old yet?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down13
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minus-squareChetzemoka@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·9 months agoICQ > IRC Yes, I’m that exact age.
minus-squaretopinambour_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoI had an icq too. I have a fun anecdote about it : I lived in small village in the countryside in France and someone from Mexico contacted me, because one of their cousin lived in my village. They gave me their email and I brought it to my friend.
minus-squareChetzemoka@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoMan, the early Internet was so cool
minus-squaretopinambour_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoIt was a big village back then. People wished you welcome when you visited their page, with their collection of kitch gifs. Now it’s just a giant shopping center…
ICQ > IRC
Yes, I’m that exact age.
I had a 5-digit ICQ UIN
Uh-oh!
8 here 😖
I had an icq too. I have a fun anecdote about it : I lived in small village in the countryside in France and someone from Mexico contacted me, because one of their cousin lived in my village. They gave me their email and I brought it to my friend.
Man, the early Internet was so cool
It was a big village back then. People wished you welcome when you visited their page, with their collection of kitch gifs.
Now it’s just a giant shopping center…