> "This is the computer industry as it used to be: people sharing ideas and solutions without the greed and grit with associated with today's corporate driven, litigation-laced, industry"
(remember this was written 23 years ago).
And so now, looking at Facebook, I see some similar features. They have their own email; their own "CB simulator"; etc.
I'm not quite sure how to word what I want to say.
The model of having a small contained network, with users doing everything on your computers, with a bit of access to the wider Internet, failed.
That's what AOL used to be. That model failed for AOL, and they converted to general ISP.
The electronic landscape in 1998 will be surprising to many people today - especially the eye watering prices.
(http://i53.tinypic.com/2janfrd.jpg)
My favourite quote from that page:
> "This is the computer industry as it used to be: people sharing ideas and solutions without the greed and grit with associated with today's corporate driven, litigation-laced, industry"
(remember this was written 23 years ago).
And so now, looking at Facebook, I see some similar features. They have their own email; their own "CB simulator"; etc.