I love how it’s clearly written on a typewriter, not printed from a computer.
sugarvelle on
Gramps understood Netiquette better than 90% of the people today. A literal gentleman and a scholar.
Starblast16 on
At least he went through the trouble of learning it, unlike most older folk. Good on him.
starchazzer on
He had good netiquette! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
nkondratyk93 on
printing it out and actually using it properly. that generation who tried instead of just complaining – respect.
Jindujun on
wow… Worm. That’s a term I havent heard in AGES.
Noodle_McSoup on
It’s 2026 and I’m taking notes! TIL. That’s today I learned, BTW. Which is short for by the way, LMAO…. *sigh
ap1msch on
Shout out to the OG Internet marketing guy that was captured on video confidently explaining how HTTP stood for “hit page”…good stuff.
SomeRandomGuyOnYT on
Thats incredible
ThreePiMatt on
He’s missing important lingo from the era, like “Webring”, “RealPlayer”, and “Flash.”
Pigman101 on
I genuinely thought the term “Flame” was pioneered a lot more recently (relatively). Cool stuff.
mindgardening on
My mom asks me to print out GPS instructions to my house and mail them to her. I refuse. (I don’t want her to visit me and I refuse to coddle grown ass adults who play dumb and then act like a victim….shes “difficult”).
The_Flapjack_Kid on
TIL
passerbyjonas on
this is genuinely the most wholesome tech support document ever created. gramps understood that learning is a choice and he chose it
Logical-Hotel4199 on
Bros grandpa in 2000: “ayo get flamed, worm 😤😤”
carlovely on
did we have the same gramps?! this is so willard coded it hurts
EgoistHedonist on
How thoughtful of him!
Jummystein on
Im 32…been on the internet since 2001…and I still need this
argonzo on
caps and fixed-width font. The mark of a true renaissance user.
rangeDSP on
ew. java
joelthomastr on
> Java = programming language for internet
Hilarious
JIsaac91 on
Forward this to Trump
fluffysmaster on
THAT’S SO COOL!
xFox911 on
I read “NETIQUETTE” – Pointless.
FujiwaraHarimoto on
SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO SHOUT!! Just not all the time, god could you imagine screaming everything you ever said?
TSCannon on
This is something my dad would do, but he would have laminated it.
robogobo on
Around 2005, my dad is telling me the url for a website he wants me to look at. “Ok it’s H T T P, colon, backslash, backslash…”
CerBerUs-9 on
This one sheet proves he’s more literate that most internet users then and now.
honeylacednights on
And this is adorable! My father even made me do this when I started to use the Internet. He made some sort of a list of rules on a post-it note, and one of his rules was “Do not trust people who type too perfectly.” At that time, I had no idea what he meant, but now whenever I see something too perfect, I automatically become suspicious of everything!
HighlyEvolvedSloth on
Huh, I never knew what URL stood for.
Thanks Grandpa!
saintofhate on
Ah flame. I was there for the flame wars of old. I miss them, nowadays it’s not as fun. It’s just ruin for ruin’s sake. Sad lol.
lumur on
i love this. it’s such a cute insight into the evolution of digital culture, makes me think of how different generations of users have “learned” to use PCs and the internet.
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I love how it’s clearly written on a typewriter, not printed from a computer.
Gramps understood Netiquette better than 90% of the people today. A literal gentleman and a scholar.
At least he went through the trouble of learning it, unlike most older folk. Good on him.
He had good netiquette! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
printing it out and actually using it properly. that generation who tried instead of just complaining – respect.
wow… Worm. That’s a term I havent heard in AGES.
It’s 2026 and I’m taking notes! TIL. That’s today I learned, BTW. Which is short for by the way, LMAO…. *sigh
Shout out to the OG Internet marketing guy that was captured on video confidently explaining how HTTP stood for “hit page”…good stuff.
Thats incredible
He’s missing important lingo from the era, like “Webring”, “RealPlayer”, and “Flash.”
I genuinely thought the term “Flame” was pioneered a lot more recently (relatively). Cool stuff.
My mom asks me to print out GPS instructions to my house and mail them to her. I refuse. (I don’t want her to visit me and I refuse to coddle grown ass adults who play dumb and then act like a victim….shes “difficult”).
TIL
this is genuinely the most wholesome tech support document ever created. gramps understood that learning is a choice and he chose it
Bros grandpa in 2000: “ayo get flamed, worm 😤😤”
did we have the same gramps?! this is so willard coded it hurts
How thoughtful of him!
Im 32…been on the internet since 2001…and I still need this
caps and fixed-width font. The mark of a true renaissance user.
ew. java
> Java = programming language for internet
Hilarious
Forward this to Trump
THAT’S SO COOL!
I read “NETIQUETTE” – Pointless.
SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO SHOUT!! Just not all the time, god could you imagine screaming everything you ever said?
This is something my dad would do, but he would have laminated it.
Around 2005, my dad is telling me the url for a website he wants me to look at. “Ok it’s H T T P, colon, backslash, backslash…”
This one sheet proves he’s more literate that most internet users then and now.
And this is adorable! My father even made me do this when I started to use the Internet. He made some sort of a list of rules on a post-it note, and one of his rules was “Do not trust people who type too perfectly.” At that time, I had no idea what he meant, but now whenever I see something too perfect, I automatically become suspicious of everything!
Huh, I never knew what URL stood for.
Thanks Grandpa!
Ah flame. I was there for the flame wars of old. I miss them, nowadays it’s not as fun. It’s just ruin for ruin’s sake. Sad lol.
i love this. it’s such a cute insight into the evolution of digital culture, makes me think of how different generations of users have “learned” to use PCs and the internet.
This is too cute!