Do You Remember How The Internet Used To Be? 25 Throwbacks To The 90s!
Since becoming more widely accessible to the public in the 1990s with the help of the home computer, the Internet has gone on to become a defining part of culture in the 21st Century, and allowed us to connect, learn and communicate like never before. Nowadays we’re always online, and carry the web everywhere we go using the phones in our pockets. The sheer pace at which the Internet has developed though, is absolutely staggering, especially when you consider how it used to look and function just 20 years ago. Get nostalgic and have a look at 25 of our favourite Internet throwbacks from the 90s!
1. Your PC Used to Look Like This
These great, plastic monsters took up half the space on your desk, sounded like an engine and looked horrible.
17. It Took FOREVER
Nowadays, songs download in seconds, but in the 90s you could leave five going all night and come back in the morning to find only two were successful, one is still going and the other two failed. Luckily our dedication and attention spans were pretty good back then. By contrast, in 2017 50% of internet users quit waiting for a video to load after just 10 seconds.
