Dean Hughson's personal history on the internet Ever think you are older than the hills? Today I was reading some stuff and realized that I have been on the first attempts at the commercial internet. You can read the 'timeline' of the internet at: In 1984 I got one of the first 'commercial email' accounts with my new Macintosh,using JAZZ (a floppy disk you inserted since the computer only had 128,000 bytes storage that actually was kept on the floppy disk and 8 mhz speed The email account was through Western Union and was called EZ Link..my original address was a number like 295477 or something like that..it allowed me to communicate with my office when I was in Hong Kong or Tokyo,with my portable (16.5 pounds) Mac in its handy carrying bag and its 300 baud modem and you could send emails to internet users,using a X format,send faxes,or could more easy communicate with another EZ link subscriber. In 1992 I joined Delphi Internet,which had the first commercial email accounts that were linked to the actual Internet without having to use some rather strange addressing (my memory fails me but it required as many as 25 numbers/letters to send to someone on the outside of EZ Link,X-400). I setup one of the Delphi Forums (Divorce Custom Forum 56) and we were lucky to be taught by Walt Howe how to find things on the internet We felt smug because we were using the real internet,unlike the early AOL users,who originally were looked upon with disdain since they would come into discussion groups and ask what seemed like dumb questions. In 1993 Mosaic came out which allowed us to have access to the world wide web for the first time. It would later become Netscape. I was lucky to be selected by the State of Missouri to receive some training in using Mosaic. Through the help of a doctor in England,Dr. Barrie Oldham I setup one of the first webpages,learning to write HHTML which is in the archives of the internet: I later sold this webpage,which was one of the first webpages sold and to this day continue to write articles and respond to emails as ASK THE DIVORCED GUY Now the internet is a much more polished place than it once was but it remains a very interesting place and the future looks bright. I am thankful that so many helped me over the years to get fully involved. Some several hundred webpages later,and a fully developed 'virtual egg business' I've developed using the internet,I am still here to watch what new things come next. Dean Hughson, http://www.deanhughson.com Those were the days my friend, We thought they'd never end, We'd sing and dance for-ever and a day, We'd live the life we choose, We'd fight and never lose, For we were young and sure to have our way. Lalala lah lala, lalala lah lala Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days. |
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