re: News report from 1981 about the Internet

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I remember the good old days when to post on TD you had to mail a letter to chicken and then buy the weekly print out to see the discussion

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damn you old baw, when I started here we were at least up to carrier chickens

Netscape ?

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Netscape ?

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Yup! Still using my Netscape address. That was modern shydt back in the day!
My first network experiences were back in the early seventies when I became part of an early cooperative effort of a few agricultural colleges. I had to dial in to a special number that reached an incoming WATS line at the university, then go through the necessary access protocol and give my access verification number (AGNX1652) before being able to call programs.
Later, on in the 1970s, two professors at the University of Nebraska, one of whom was my good friend Dr Tommy Thompson, conceived the idea of an agricultural computer system. I was able to access their programs in the early development stage.
Ultimately, the computer system they developed, (later known as AGNET–The Agricultural Computer Network) spread to multiple colleges and universities across the country.
In 1977, the governors of Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming jointly funded a pilot project to test if farmers and ranchers in their respective states would use a computer system to make better operating decisions. Definitely the early days of internet activity.

I graduated from Northwestern State in 1984. I had no idea how totally computers would be a part of everyone's lives.

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You realize people in the 2080s will be laughing at our archaic technology

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You realize that in the 2080’s ppl will be living in caves and huts and be hunters foragers again

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News report from 1981 about the Internet

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That last quote about "this fellow isn't worried about being out of a job." was insightful.

That's a really cool video clip.

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Oddly enough, Captain Crunch whistles were a thing anyway

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Know how I know you are older!




It was only the blue one and how to call anywhere in the world for free on the old AT&T!