RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world to 2000snostalgia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoBefore hotels had wifi, they had a free 'lobby computer' with internet that you could use. Like the library.message-squaremessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up182arrow-down1message-squareBefore hotels had wifi, they had a free 'lobby computer' with internet that you could use. Like the library.RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world to 2000snostalgia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square18linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoWiFi wasn’t invented until 1997 and even then nobody had any devices that could use it. It wasn’t common until the mid 2000’s. They would have computers you could use because most people didn’t own a computer.
minus-squareotter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoFair point, I was getting memories mixed up, yeah. It’s been a minute. 🙇🏼♂️😅
WiFi wasn’t invented until 1997 and even then nobody had any devices that could use it. It wasn’t common until the mid 2000’s. They would have computers you could use because most people didn’t own a computer.
Fair point, I was getting memories mixed up, yeah. It’s been a minute. 🙇🏼♂️😅