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Originally Posted by Mutt
nope - internet was not a 'wow', it evolved slowly. I remember getting on the Internet in 1997 on a slow modem, nothing exciting about it. bunch of simple websites with boring information, a tiny mpeg would take hours to download.
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It evolved slowly but was still a wow in it's early stage. I remember the first time logging in to AOL and being blown away. As for my others:
Nintendo - While there had been other video game systems, this was the first that really put console gaming on the map. You basically had to have one and the games were so much more advanced than most of what we saw on the older systems.
Pocket Cell Phones - Basically when cell phones shifted from a big hunk of plastic you had to keep in a bag to one's you could throw in your pocket.
iPod - Completely changed how we viewed technology products and how we listened to music. You could now store your entire music library on a tiny piece of electronics.
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