Paul Wisneskey, one of the internet connected citizens of the city of Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, from May 1995. (Photo by Jean-Louis Atlan/Sygma via Getty Images)
Paul Wisneskey, one of the internet connected citizens of the city of Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, from May 1995. (Photo by Jean-Louis Atlan/Sygma via Getty Images)
Could someone please provide more in-depth context?
muyjite on
this man saw the future and said “yeah i’ll vibe here”
Loyal-Opposition-USA on
That pinball machine on the right, suffering the fate of most home pinball machines.
broohaha on
As someone who — along with dozens of friends — also had a home internet connection in 1995 (but no pinball machine), what’s particularly special about this?
dratsablive on
I was using Compuserve in 1985, and then Prodigy in 1989, then got a dedicated ISP (No graphical front end like AOL/Prodigy) in 1995.
Alysma on
Ah, my 30th internet anniversary is coming up, too. XD
vfdfnfgmfvsege on
Are those sun Microsystems machines?
Itchy-Armpits on
Looks Brendanowicz from Parks and Recreation
JetlinerDiner on
Poor guy, no money for socks.
epppennn on
Blacksburg, Virginia houses Virginia Tech… so this seems like it was not unusual?
im_on_the_case on
What was the big deal? Was he on ISDN or something?
MochingPet on
/u/vrphotosguy55 GOTTA BE A BOT, mate
k7eric on
Probably related to this in some way:
“The Blacksburg Electronic Village (BEV) was conceived as a project of Virginia Tech in 1991 and officially born in 1993. The goal of the project was to develop an online community linking the entire town. Extensive outside research had been done by sociologists and computer scientists on this project. Some believe that this is one of the most important assets that Blacksburg has besides Virginia Tech itself.
In 1995, around 30,000 out of the 70,000 residents had access to the Internet. Two-thirds of users used the university’s web servers. That means that approximately 42.86% of the town’s population was on the World Wide Web. The BEV was so thoroughly integrated in the Blacksburg community, that in 1998, the town was chosen by Guinness World Records as the “Most Wired Community.”
TexasBaconMan on
Ahh I remember those shirts.
100carpileup on
Jairlyn on
Turquoise and purple shirt…. legit 90s.
sneekeruk on
We used to use a friends Demon account at times in at least 1994, and that was in the UK on a 486 dx40 though 33k6 dial up. Maybe he was one of the first people to get an always online though a t3 or something?
SergeantPsycho on
I started using dialup in 1996. No way I looked as cool as this guy.
frogepla on
That’s a whole vibe right there. So retro!
Winter_Whole2080 on
Nice pinball machines
Acornwow on
I went to Virginia Tech in 96 and was there when the first T1 line was hooked up in the dorms.
Lord it was fast, epically since only a few dorms were connected initially.
southpaw66 on
Not that cool. I have 33.6kb modem a year or two before that
Superb_Beyond_3444 on
He looks confortable.
nope_a_dope237 on
This dude doesn’t wear socks like some fucking loser. This one knows what time it is.
HeyBim007 on
Save some for the rest of us stud😂
tsgarp12 on
Just waiting for the next 2 hours for a picture to down
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Could someone please provide more in-depth context?
this man saw the future and said “yeah i’ll vibe here”
That pinball machine on the right, suffering the fate of most home pinball machines.
As someone who — along with dozens of friends — also had a home internet connection in 1995 (but no pinball machine), what’s particularly special about this?
I was using Compuserve in 1985, and then Prodigy in 1989, then got a dedicated ISP (No graphical front end like AOL/Prodigy) in 1995.
Ah, my 30th internet anniversary is coming up, too. XD
Are those sun Microsystems machines?
Looks Brendanowicz from Parks and Recreation
Poor guy, no money for socks.
Blacksburg, Virginia houses Virginia Tech… so this seems like it was not unusual?
What was the big deal? Was he on ISDN or something?
/u/vrphotosguy55 GOTTA BE A BOT, mate
Probably related to this in some way:
“The Blacksburg Electronic Village (BEV) was conceived as a project of Virginia Tech in 1991 and officially born in 1993. The goal of the project was to develop an online community linking the entire town. Extensive outside research had been done by sociologists and computer scientists on this project. Some believe that this is one of the most important assets that Blacksburg has besides Virginia Tech itself.
In 1995, around 30,000 out of the 70,000 residents had access to the Internet. Two-thirds of users used the university’s web servers. That means that approximately 42.86% of the town’s population was on the World Wide Web. The BEV was so thoroughly integrated in the Blacksburg community, that in 1998, the town was chosen by Guinness World Records as the “Most Wired Community.”
Ahh I remember those shirts.
Turquoise and purple shirt…. legit 90s.
We used to use a friends Demon account at times in at least 1994, and that was in the UK on a 486 dx40 though 33k6 dial up. Maybe he was one of the first people to get an always online though a t3 or something?
I started using dialup in 1996. No way I looked as cool as this guy.
That’s a whole vibe right there. So retro!
Nice pinball machines
I went to Virginia Tech in 96 and was there when the first T1 line was hooked up in the dorms.
Lord it was fast, epically since only a few dorms were connected initially.
Not that cool. I have 33.6kb modem a year or two before that
He looks confortable.
This dude doesn’t wear socks like some fucking loser. This one knows what time it is.
Save some for the rest of us stud😂
Just waiting for the next 2 hours for a picture to down
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Nice try Eli Manning