The internet, Physics Forums, and Dr. Neutrino

[Ivan Seeking]

The farthest back I go was the internet client portal of Prodigy. Anyone use that? I barely remember, but I'm sure that was my first use of the Internet on my dad 28.8k modem!

I started with Prodigy at 9600. In fact... I think that my very first connection was at 2400. It was a long distance call.

I remember that it took over two or three hours to download my first pic: A well known shot of Jupiter taken by the Hubble scope.

 

[OmCheeto]

I started with Prodigy at 9600. In fact... I think that my very first connection was at 2400. It was a long distance call.

I remember that it took over two or three hours to download my first pic: A well known shot of Jupiter taken by the Hubble scope.

Does dial-up to bulletin boards at 300 baud count?
My sister actually was the first person in the family to hook up to the internet.
She prompted me to sign up for Prodigy.
It was all up/downhill from there.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Yeah, I think my 2400 baud connection was to a local bulletin board.

Okay, I can beat that: I once used a pre-internet system, using ASCI. I was probably running at about 1 bit per second...maybe as high as 4 baud.

Translation?

 

[OmCheeto]

Yeah, I think my 2400 baud connection was to a local bulletin board.

Okay, I can beat that: I once used a pre-internet system, using ASCI. I was probably running at about 1 bit per second...maybe as high as 4 baud.

Translation?

Morse code?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Yep.

Even though ASCII is the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, it has often been referred to in jest as American Standard Code II, with morse code being ASCI.

 

[quantumdude]

I cut my teeth on Dr. Neutrino back in '96.

I used to post on Dr. Neutrino from about 1998 till it went offline. Remember the member "munu"? He was one smart cookie. I wonder if he's at PF now...

 

[OmCheeto]

I used to post on Dr. Neutrino from about 1998 till it went offline. Remember the member "munu"? He was one smart cookie. I wonder if he's at PF now...

Did you miss this link?: http://home.europa.com/~garry/drneutquestion2805.htm"

The last known remnant of the site.

So far no one has fessed up to being anyone of the characters. Though I gave a hint as to which one I was.