when I first saw the “mosaic” the browser - the first one with inline images? I infamously said the internet would collapse because unknowing people might put a 800Kb image file right on a page and you’d download just by visiting the site!
I guess we made faster modems instead. On Dec 23, 2013, at 9:54 AM, Laurence Mills-Gahl <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm not sure this new-fangled "electronic distribution" will catch on. I just > bought my wife a Mac Book Air with a software package for word processing, > spread sheets and presentations (I'll not use the name because I don't want > to be mean to the Redmond based company) and they shipped me a box via UPS > that was carried to my door and contained a card with 14 characters on it > that I could type into the program once I downloaded it. > > Back when I worked in video, we used to joke about sending a tape via fedex > because it would get there more quickly than trying to download something. In > this case, it took approximately 61 hours to deliver fourteen characters. > 0.00051 bps … I think I just heard my 2400b modem laugh from the basement. > > > Larry Mills-Gahl > [email protected] > > > > > > > On Dec 20, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Jesse Tayler <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hi All, >> >> no mention of WebObjects, but some good stories about NeXT and those days, >> for those interested! >> >> https://twitter.com/tendigi/status/413356798260043776 >> >> please re-tweet if you like! >> >> best >> >> jess >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/elemgee%40gmail.com >> >> This email sent to [email protected] >
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