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There was a time when the entirety of the internet would have fit onto the device you're currently browsing on. (lemmy.world)
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[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is really nonsensical. It could fit on a piece of paper in font size 8 if you go back far enough and "stretch" the definition of Internet.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 39 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Not true. The first document on the internet was, in fact, 7 pages in 8pt font.

It was the New Purchase brochure from a Packard Bell 286 4MHz from Circuit City transcribed into .doc format.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

Yeah, but if you wrote really small on a note card you could have used the entire internet on a test!

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

And were all 7 of those pages uploaded at the same time? Ha, gotchu now! (But for real, is .doc that old?)

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

According to wikipedia, "Microsoft has used the extension since 1983."

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Ha! So not as old as me

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

Lol, no idea

[–] kambusha@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

First spam

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

“Congratulations on buying a Packard Bell computer. Would you like to register me?”

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Welcome to Packard Bell Navigator!

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

[ ] YES

[ ] Maybe Later

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

This is actually exactly why I love the internet