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Re:What it feels like to be the last gen to remember life be... by jpatokal on Sunday August 28, 2016 @09:44AM (#12376464)
Yes, I was, see another reply below. "The Internet" in the pre-Web form I first encountered it was quite different from what you describe, and close to useless at answering your questions.

Also, Teletext was a thing, and it solved the "missing news" problem pretty well, as did TV and radio.

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Re:What it feels like to be the last gen to remember life be... by dabeeeenster on Sunday August 28, 2016 @09:51AM (#12376486)
Yeah admittedly in 1995 it didnt solve these problems either but by 2002 it had done...
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