30 Things That Used To Be A Big Deal Back In 2000 But Have Faded Out As Shared By Folks In This Online Group
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BoredPanda staff Publish Not your original work? Add source Every generation will have their own 'boy, those were the good old days' moment whenever thinking about what happened 20, 30, 40 or more years ago, depending on how old you are. For Millennials, the '90s and early aughts is that time period-a time when consumer electronics were not just booming, but innovating like crazy; fashion and style was best described as 'it's in that angsty teenager phase'; and pop music was something that you'd now consider a guilty pleasure, for the most part. People of Reddit were recently reminiscing about the 2000s by sharing things that were used heavily during that time, but are almost never used today. Mostly, it's electronics, but things like fashion and fads, stores, activities, and memes made the list. Bored Panda has collected the best answers from the now viral AskReddit question, which gained nearly 60,000 upvotes, and created the curated list below. Go ahead and scroll through it, vote, and let us know what you'd add to the list in the comment section below! More Info: Reddit This post may include affiliate links. #1 Calculators; teachers kept saying “you won’t have one with you all the time”, look who’s stupid now, b@#$h?! Both of us… VICARD0 , Motaz Altahir Report Final score: 342points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago the last line :) 125 125points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 Dial-Up.
weeeeeeeee WOOOOOO_OOOOOO_
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BEDULUDOLEDULUDOLEEPEEPEEP
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UMMMMMMMMMMMM Martini_Man_ , Christiaan Colen Report Final score: 328points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago WeeeeEEEEEEEEwEeeWwEwewwweeeeeeeeeeeee 57 57points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 Adreeisadyno said:
Pay phones.
Yes I know pay phones still exist. Also I am now very aware pay phones are free in Australia, thank you for informing me.
resentfulpenguin replied:
In Australia they recently made all payphones free. The cost of collecting the cash was higher than the revenue they were making so they can save money by giving away free calls. Adreeisadyno , Mike Mozart Report Final score: 239points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago this is actually smart....should be everywhere 106 106points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 Re-writable CDs. I used to burn so many mix CDs after downloading from Napster, BearShare, LimeWire, FrostWire. Then my mother would call, disconnecting the internet and I would have to start the download all over again. Except one file wasn't an mp3, but a virus. I would just reinstall windows before my mom got home as we saved every picture and document on a zip drive... then those fancy jaz drives. S@#$%inwithmykitten , Javier Aroche Report Final score: 193points POST Andy Smith Andy Smith Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Limewire, where you didn’t know if you were downloading the Dookie album or an album of viruses. Good times 83 83points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 Indoor smoking. My young-ish kids marvel at the fact that people used to sit in restaurants and smoke. TurdFergDSF , Henri Bergius Report Final score: 180points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago a change that no one regrets......at least I hope no one 173 173points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 Blue eyeshadow. You could always tell when a junior high school aged girl finally got the okay from her parents to start wearing makeup. She'd show up at school everyday for the next month looking like a blue panda. blickyjayy , adriana chira Report Final score: 176points POST Sean Simpson Sean Simpson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I think blue eyeshadow is fine, but it’s gotta be part of a colour story with high and low lights, just slapping a couple garage doors on your eyelids is not a great look. 65 65points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 Murtamatt said:
Phone books.
All_Lines_Merge replied:
I actually used one last week! I needed the home number of a local mechanic - he'd fixed my car but had forgotten to give me my keys, so when I went to get my car after work, I couldn't. The internet only listed the shop number. I called my dad, who's a friend of his, and he said, "just use the phone book!" Like it was the most obvious thing in the world. (I did have a phone book and was able to call him, so it all worked out in the end). Murtamatt , How can I recycle this Report Final score: 169points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago the fact that a phonebook was easily available 75 75points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 Computer mice with a ball:
My friend had one of the first Microsoft IntelliMouse , which did not use a ball.
As I recall, it was the first laser mouse without a ball that was commercialized in a popular way. It was released in October 1999. So in 2000, most mice were with a ball, and slowly faded away. fmaz008 , Azriena Azman Report Final score: 167points POST Ozacoter Ozacoter Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago I loved the texture of the ball, even being already quite old i loved dismantling them to play with it 72 72points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 larrythetarry said:
Blockbuster card.
zippyslug31 replied:
I live a half-hour away from one. Granted, it's the last one, but still...
pegleg_1979 replied:
It’s surreal walking around that store. Closest thing to time traveling I’ll ever get to do. larrythetarry , Jonathan Rolande Report Final score: 166points POST Wang Zhuang Wang Zhuang Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I might still have mine buried in a bag in storage 19 19points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10 ParoxysmAttack said:
If you had a big screen TV, it was probably a ridiculously thick rear projection TV.
CristyTango replied:
My parents can’t get it out of the house. ParoxysmAttack , badjonni Report Final score: 157points POST Jane Jane Jane Jane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago My generation was the first to purchase microwaves ($800), camcorders ($1,200), VCR's ($500) and big screen tv's that weighed a ton ($God Only Knows). To the generations that followed... you're welcome. 87 87points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 No-Sheepherder-2896 said:
The term “World Wide Web”.
Bilbo_nubbins replied:
“Visit us at h t t p colon slash slash w w w dot p b s dot o r g”
RixirF replied:
I can still hear them thank viewers like me. No-Sheepherder-2896 , Chris RubberDragon Report Final score: 156points POST Ayden Manning Ayden Manning Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This program is possible thanks to viewers like you. Thank you! 58 58points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 BigBump said:
Spinning under construction gifs on websites.
starkiller_bass replied:
Remember when most websites had a hit counter on them?
Syscrush replied:
And the email address of the webmaster?
darkcatwizard replied:
And a guest book
PawnedPawn replied:
And crappy mouse cursor-following animations that killed your processor speed but at least looked pretty... BigBump , NicePNG Report Final score: 155points POST Allison B Allison B Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Reminds me of my geocities and online pets days. 36 36points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 hellobyethanks said:
PDAs Personal Digital Assistants
Blacktung replied:
Whenever I write something down on my hand I always say out loud "I'll put that in my palm pilot".
I get a sad chuckle every time. hellobyethanks , Blake Patterson Report Final score: 145points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago i am gonna use this 21 21points reply View more comments #14 brokenturle said:
Zip Disks.
zoobs replied:
Remember Jaz disks? I was so blown away by a 1gb disk!
tratemusic replied:
This week i got a micro SD card for my switch. 64 gigs, in a micro card, for less than 20 bucks. I really marvel at the advancements in our storage technology just within my lifetime.
omguserius replied:
I still remember back in the day, my father looking at a computer game box and yelling, “TEN megabytes? Who the [heck] needs 10 megabytes for a video game!?!” brokenturle , Douglas Muth Report Final score: 142points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago and the wifi speed being 2-5 mbps 34 34points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 Murtamatt said:
VCRs.
xtracto replied:
Tape rewinders!!
BE KIND, REWIND!
I liked the ones that had the form of a sports car.
atxbikenbus replied:
I worked at a blockbuster. We had rows and rows of rewinders. People...were not kind.
Belazriel replied:
I remember an eventual switch to "Don't rewind" because the VCRs people had at home were rougher on the tapes than a standalone tape rewinder. Murtamatt , Brad Montgomery Report Final score: 128points POST Michael Fuhry Michael Fuhry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Ya know, I miss Blockbuster, a little bit. 38 38points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 Any sort of dedicated music-playing device, before that just became a part of your phone. Confusionator5000 , https://flic.kr/p/totMDM Report Final score: 127points POST Ayden Manning Ayden Manning Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I still have my MP3 player 61 61points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 Ocean927 said:
Maps or Mapquest.
deadlymoogle replied:
My wife calls Google maps MapQuest if we need directions she'll tell me to MapQuest it on my phone.
nfssmith replied:
My wife still used Mapquest until maybe 2 years ago when I asked her if she was looking for directions back to 1998. Ocean927 , MapQuest Report Final score: 119points POST DuchessDegu DuchessDegu Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago I know someone who still prints maps, there's about 100 pages of random maps in their car "just in case there's no signal". I told them you can download the map and use it offline. Nope, have to waste paper and ink by printing the freaking directions to Tesco or whatever. Infuriating. 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 Download Managers.
Start the download right after Mom goes to bed, wake up before her to pause the download and disconnect the dial-up connection, resume tomorrow night. Repeat...
A week later, you're playing Counter-Strike. Laserwulf , lloydsscreenies Report Final score: 104points POST F. H. F. H. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago A good thing that browsers have those built in today. 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 DamnedMonkey said:
ICQ.
Squallypie replied:
Couple of years ago, I had a number come into my head. Recognized it but didn’t know where from. For over a year it kept bugging me. Was it my college enrolment/password? Number for someone I worked with when I worked overseas? Not a clue for the longest time.
Random convo with a friend about old memes and things we miss about the early internet days, and I just blurted out “its my [friggin] ICQ number!” with no context… DamnedMonkey , TechSpot Report Final score: 100points POST Thecoolbonnie Thecoolbonnie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I'm 42, and have never heard of icq 7 7points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 skaote said:
Pagers.
AleksandrNevsky replied:
People still think my insulin pump is a pager sometimes.
CouncilmanRickPrime replied:
Doctors still use them. skaote , Hades2k Report Final score: 98points POST Tad Denton Tad Denton Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago We have a dedicated local pager system tied to call system at an Assisted Living Center. A Resident pulls their cord and immediately a page goes out with the room # to the Caregiver who caries it during their shift. Haven't found a more efficient replacement 37 37points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 Sending greeting cards online, e-greeting cards. MidisG82 Report Final score: 97points POST NsG NsG Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago I still do this. My aunt and uncle moved house at the same time as us, and in the move, I lost the piece of paper with their new address. So when his birthday rolled round two months later, I sent an e-card. And it's become a silly little tradition ever since. 36 36points reply View more comments #22 TheKillersHand said:
The phase "W'zzzzzuppppp".
MattHack7 replied:
WAAAZZZZZUUUUUUUUUUUPPPP?!?!?!?!? TheKillersHand , Dimension Films Report Final score: 96points POST Hazel Joseph Hazel Joseph Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) I may or may not have read this (in my head) in a Milhouse voice (not Mulhouse lol) 27 27points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 AdamoclesYT said:
Colored spikey hair gel.
ShowMeYourTorts replied:
Bro, I am still waiting for the day frosted tips make a comeback.
thricetheory replied:
Honestly man the kids these days look straight outta the 90's, though most of them seem to think it's original. Wouldn't surprise me if frosted tips are next. AdamoclesYT , eBay Report Final score: 93points POST Andy Smith Andy Smith Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) I had frosted tips, puka shell necklaces, the big fossil watch. I looked hot. Now 20+ yrs later I’m a balding gray haired dude with a dad bod and live in crocs and sweats 71 71points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 thelaughingman2 said:
Landlines.
portablebiscuit replied:
Also 1-800-COLLECT and 1-800-CALLATT.
Dial down the middle!
Triumph3 replied:
Bob Wehadababyitsaboy
nobody2000 replied:
I needed to use payphones before this commercial and this was something we'd all do.
"Please state your name after the tone" MOMPICKMEUPATSCHOOL
"You have a collect call from MOMPICKMEUPATSCHOOL"
The best part was when she'd say "no" to the charges, and I secretly wondered if anyone was going to actually pick me up, or if they thought that the bus would take me (Jazz band practice ended after the late bus departed). thelaughingman2 , https://flic.kr/p/akuRmv Report Final score: 90points POST F. H. F. H. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago We still use it too. It's cheaper and included in our internet contract. 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 I’m having to scroll really far without seeing this… but TIVO.
If you had one of those it was like cable television, satellite tv, and your VCR recorder had an AI baby. There was so much power in consumers hands for the first time in the television business.
Did your company pay for a catchy jingle, professional actors, camera equipment, writers and pay extra to roll it on a prime time slot?…. Doesn’t matter anymore suckers I had a TIVO. And all it took was that little familiar “bah-DOOK” from my remote to %100 skip commercials.
More than that, competitions for national tv ratings were skewed. I could watch House while Bones recorded on another Chanel at the same time.
With a TiVo I could keep a massive library of cable reruns OF MY CHOICE. That thing was short lived as actual streaming shook up the industry more and phased TiVo out, but TiVo had a solid 10 years of being the shiz. Twheelhouse , Miles Goodhew Report Final score: 82points POST Sawdust Sawdust Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I still have a DVR from my cable company. 21 21points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #26 spiraldinosaur said:
Askjeeves/Lycos/Yahoo.
TrinixDMorrison replied:
I remember my grandma was convinced that you had to word your searches in the form of a question for AskJeeves to work properly.
ElixirofVitriol replied:
TBF this is the way I was taught to use AskJeeves in elementary school.
92894952620273749383 replied:
Proper phrasing gives the algorithim the proper context. Google said [screw] it lets do page rank. spiraldinosaur , AskJeeves Report Final score: 81points POST N S N S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Altavista, the first search engine i remember using 40 40points reply View More Replies... View more comments #27 NewsProducing said:
PlayStation 2
It was the hottest thing in 2000.
FishSauceFogMachine replied:
Ah yes, the year my parents told everyone I was into "games" because I'd asked for a PS2, and I got three copies of Monopoly for Christmas.
Worst Christmas ever. NewsProducing , Deni Williams Report Final score: 81points POST Jesus Ortiz Jesus Ortiz Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I love my PS2. I'm so glad I have it! 24 24points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Academic-Motor said:
Winamp.
Transmatrix replied:
It really whips the llama’s ass. Academic-Motor , Christiaan Colen Report Final score: 75points POST F. H. F. H. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I still use it. What else is there to play mp3 on your PC? 19 19points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29 papaweir said:
Geocities, NeoPets, LiveJournal, and Kazaa.
goblinsexologist replied:
Neopets don’t die though, I logged in after a long time and my neopet was starving, so I fed it a piece of the omelette and he said “yuck I don’t like omelettes” so I logged off and let the sassy little bat starve for another 10 years.
j-u-n-i replied:
Geocities was so powerful for the time. I used to build my website there, steal the html and use it for my own domain. This was pre-social media. If you wanted to share your weird goth poetry and fuzzy webcam selfies, you had to have your own website. Using the steeling html method for years eventually taught me how to write it. papaweir , unknown Report Final score: 71points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago just thinking about a bat eating omlette 27 27points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30 PacMan8122 said:
AOL.
BicyclingBabe replied:
Not to my parents! They both still use [it] for their internet email and browser. PacMan8122 , Karl Baron Report Final score: 71points POST Wang Zhuang Wang Zhuang Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I still use my AOL address as my primary email. Fight me :P 18 18points reply View More Replies... View more comments Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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30 Things That Used To Be A Big Deal Back In 2000 But Have Faded Out As Shared By Folks In This Online Group
Robertas LisickisBoredPanda staff Publish Not your original work? Add source Every generation will have their own 'boy, those were the good old days' moment whenever thinking about what happened 20, 30, 40 or more years ago, depending on how old you are. For Millennials, the '90s and early aughts is that time period-a time when consumer electronics were not just booming, but innovating like crazy; fashion and style was best described as 'it's in that angsty teenager phase'; and pop music was something that you'd now consider a guilty pleasure, for the most part. People of Reddit were recently reminiscing about the 2000s by sharing things that were used heavily during that time, but are almost never used today. Mostly, it's electronics, but things like fashion and fads, stores, activities, and memes made the list. Bored Panda has collected the best answers from the now viral AskReddit question, which gained nearly 60,000 upvotes, and created the curated list below. Go ahead and scroll through it, vote, and let us know what you'd add to the list in the comment section below! More Info: Reddit This post may include affiliate links. #1 Calculators; teachers kept saying “you won’t have one with you all the time”, look who’s stupid now, b@#$h?! Both of us… VICARD0 , Motaz Altahir Report Final score: 342points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago the last line :) 125 125points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 Dial-Up.
weeeeeeeee WOOOOOO_OOOOOO_
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BEDULUDOLEDULUDOLEEPEEPEEP
R R R R R R R R R R R R R
UMMMMMMMMMMMM Martini_Man_ , Christiaan Colen Report Final score: 328points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago WeeeeEEEEEEEEwEeeWwEwewwweeeeeeeeeeeee 57 57points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 Adreeisadyno said:
Pay phones.
Yes I know pay phones still exist. Also I am now very aware pay phones are free in Australia, thank you for informing me.
resentfulpenguin replied:
In Australia they recently made all payphones free. The cost of collecting the cash was higher than the revenue they were making so they can save money by giving away free calls. Adreeisadyno , Mike Mozart Report Final score: 239points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago this is actually smart....should be everywhere 106 106points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 Re-writable CDs. I used to burn so many mix CDs after downloading from Napster, BearShare, LimeWire, FrostWire. Then my mother would call, disconnecting the internet and I would have to start the download all over again. Except one file wasn't an mp3, but a virus. I would just reinstall windows before my mom got home as we saved every picture and document on a zip drive... then those fancy jaz drives. S@#$%inwithmykitten , Javier Aroche Report Final score: 193points POST Andy Smith Andy Smith Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Limewire, where you didn’t know if you were downloading the Dookie album or an album of viruses. Good times 83 83points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 Indoor smoking. My young-ish kids marvel at the fact that people used to sit in restaurants and smoke. TurdFergDSF , Henri Bergius Report Final score: 180points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago a change that no one regrets......at least I hope no one 173 173points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 Blue eyeshadow. You could always tell when a junior high school aged girl finally got the okay from her parents to start wearing makeup. She'd show up at school everyday for the next month looking like a blue panda. blickyjayy , adriana chira Report Final score: 176points POST Sean Simpson Sean Simpson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I think blue eyeshadow is fine, but it’s gotta be part of a colour story with high and low lights, just slapping a couple garage doors on your eyelids is not a great look. 65 65points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 Murtamatt said:
Phone books.
All_Lines_Merge replied:
I actually used one last week! I needed the home number of a local mechanic - he'd fixed my car but had forgotten to give me my keys, so when I went to get my car after work, I couldn't. The internet only listed the shop number. I called my dad, who's a friend of his, and he said, "just use the phone book!" Like it was the most obvious thing in the world. (I did have a phone book and was able to call him, so it all worked out in the end). Murtamatt , How can I recycle this Report Final score: 169points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago the fact that a phonebook was easily available 75 75points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 Computer mice with a ball:
My friend had one of the first Microsoft IntelliMouse , which did not use a ball.
As I recall, it was the first laser mouse without a ball that was commercialized in a popular way. It was released in October 1999. So in 2000, most mice were with a ball, and slowly faded away. fmaz008 , Azriena Azman Report Final score: 167points POST Ozacoter Ozacoter Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago I loved the texture of the ball, even being already quite old i loved dismantling them to play with it 72 72points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 larrythetarry said:
Blockbuster card.
zippyslug31 replied:
I live a half-hour away from one. Granted, it's the last one, but still...
pegleg_1979 replied:
It’s surreal walking around that store. Closest thing to time traveling I’ll ever get to do. larrythetarry , Jonathan Rolande Report Final score: 166points POST Wang Zhuang Wang Zhuang Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I might still have mine buried in a bag in storage 19 19points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10 ParoxysmAttack said:
If you had a big screen TV, it was probably a ridiculously thick rear projection TV.
CristyTango replied:
My parents can’t get it out of the house. ParoxysmAttack , badjonni Report Final score: 157points POST Jane Jane Jane Jane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago My generation was the first to purchase microwaves ($800), camcorders ($1,200), VCR's ($500) and big screen tv's that weighed a ton ($God Only Knows). To the generations that followed... you're welcome. 87 87points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 No-Sheepherder-2896 said:
The term “World Wide Web”.
Bilbo_nubbins replied:
“Visit us at h t t p colon slash slash w w w dot p b s dot o r g”
RixirF replied:
I can still hear them thank viewers like me. No-Sheepherder-2896 , Chris RubberDragon Report Final score: 156points POST Ayden Manning Ayden Manning Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This program is possible thanks to viewers like you. Thank you! 58 58points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 BigBump said:
Spinning under construction gifs on websites.
starkiller_bass replied:
Remember when most websites had a hit counter on them?
Syscrush replied:
And the email address of the webmaster?
darkcatwizard replied:
And a guest book
PawnedPawn replied:
And crappy mouse cursor-following animations that killed your processor speed but at least looked pretty... BigBump , NicePNG Report Final score: 155points POST Allison B Allison B Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Reminds me of my geocities and online pets days. 36 36points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 hellobyethanks said:
PDAs Personal Digital Assistants
Blacktung replied:
Whenever I write something down on my hand I always say out loud "I'll put that in my palm pilot".
I get a sad chuckle every time. hellobyethanks , Blake Patterson Report Final score: 145points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago i am gonna use this 21 21points reply View more comments #14 brokenturle said:
Zip Disks.
zoobs replied:
Remember Jaz disks? I was so blown away by a 1gb disk!
tratemusic replied:
This week i got a micro SD card for my switch. 64 gigs, in a micro card, for less than 20 bucks. I really marvel at the advancements in our storage technology just within my lifetime.
omguserius replied:
I still remember back in the day, my father looking at a computer game box and yelling, “TEN megabytes? Who the [heck] needs 10 megabytes for a video game!?!” brokenturle , Douglas Muth Report Final score: 142points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago and the wifi speed being 2-5 mbps 34 34points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 Murtamatt said:
VCRs.
xtracto replied:
Tape rewinders!!
BE KIND, REWIND!
I liked the ones that had the form of a sports car.
atxbikenbus replied:
I worked at a blockbuster. We had rows and rows of rewinders. People...were not kind.
Belazriel replied:
I remember an eventual switch to "Don't rewind" because the VCRs people had at home were rougher on the tapes than a standalone tape rewinder. Murtamatt , Brad Montgomery Report Final score: 128points POST Michael Fuhry Michael Fuhry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Ya know, I miss Blockbuster, a little bit. 38 38points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 Any sort of dedicated music-playing device, before that just became a part of your phone. Confusionator5000 , https://flic.kr/p/totMDM Report Final score: 127points POST Ayden Manning Ayden Manning Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I still have my MP3 player 61 61points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 Ocean927 said:
Maps or Mapquest.
deadlymoogle replied:
My wife calls Google maps MapQuest if we need directions she'll tell me to MapQuest it on my phone.
nfssmith replied:
My wife still used Mapquest until maybe 2 years ago when I asked her if she was looking for directions back to 1998. Ocean927 , MapQuest Report Final score: 119points POST DuchessDegu DuchessDegu Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago I know someone who still prints maps, there's about 100 pages of random maps in their car "just in case there's no signal". I told them you can download the map and use it offline. Nope, have to waste paper and ink by printing the freaking directions to Tesco or whatever. Infuriating. 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 Download Managers.
Start the download right after Mom goes to bed, wake up before her to pause the download and disconnect the dial-up connection, resume tomorrow night. Repeat...
A week later, you're playing Counter-Strike. Laserwulf , lloydsscreenies Report Final score: 104points POST F. H. F. H. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago A good thing that browsers have those built in today. 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 DamnedMonkey said:
ICQ.
Squallypie replied:
Couple of years ago, I had a number come into my head. Recognized it but didn’t know where from. For over a year it kept bugging me. Was it my college enrolment/password? Number for someone I worked with when I worked overseas? Not a clue for the longest time.
Random convo with a friend about old memes and things we miss about the early internet days, and I just blurted out “its my [friggin] ICQ number!” with no context… DamnedMonkey , TechSpot Report Final score: 100points POST Thecoolbonnie Thecoolbonnie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I'm 42, and have never heard of icq 7 7points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 skaote said:
Pagers.
AleksandrNevsky replied:
People still think my insulin pump is a pager sometimes.
CouncilmanRickPrime replied:
Doctors still use them. skaote , Hades2k Report Final score: 98points POST Tad Denton Tad Denton Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago We have a dedicated local pager system tied to call system at an Assisted Living Center. A Resident pulls their cord and immediately a page goes out with the room # to the Caregiver who caries it during their shift. Haven't found a more efficient replacement 37 37points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 Sending greeting cards online, e-greeting cards. MidisG82 Report Final score: 97points POST NsG NsG Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago I still do this. My aunt and uncle moved house at the same time as us, and in the move, I lost the piece of paper with their new address. So when his birthday rolled round two months later, I sent an e-card. And it's become a silly little tradition ever since. 36 36points reply View more comments #22 TheKillersHand said:
The phase "W'zzzzzuppppp".
MattHack7 replied:
WAAAZZZZZUUUUUUUUUUUPPPP?!?!?!?!? TheKillersHand , Dimension Films Report Final score: 96points POST Hazel Joseph Hazel Joseph Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) I may or may not have read this (in my head) in a Milhouse voice (not Mulhouse lol) 27 27points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 AdamoclesYT said:
Colored spikey hair gel.
ShowMeYourTorts replied:
Bro, I am still waiting for the day frosted tips make a comeback.
thricetheory replied:
Honestly man the kids these days look straight outta the 90's, though most of them seem to think it's original. Wouldn't surprise me if frosted tips are next. AdamoclesYT , eBay Report Final score: 93points POST Andy Smith Andy Smith Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) I had frosted tips, puka shell necklaces, the big fossil watch. I looked hot. Now 20+ yrs later I’m a balding gray haired dude with a dad bod and live in crocs and sweats 71 71points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 thelaughingman2 said:
Landlines.
portablebiscuit replied:
Also 1-800-COLLECT and 1-800-CALLATT.
Dial down the middle!
Triumph3 replied:
Bob Wehadababyitsaboy
nobody2000 replied:
I needed to use payphones before this commercial and this was something we'd all do.
"Please state your name after the tone" MOMPICKMEUPATSCHOOL
"You have a collect call from MOMPICKMEUPATSCHOOL"
The best part was when she'd say "no" to the charges, and I secretly wondered if anyone was going to actually pick me up, or if they thought that the bus would take me (Jazz band practice ended after the late bus departed). thelaughingman2 , https://flic.kr/p/akuRmv Report Final score: 90points POST F. H. F. H. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago We still use it too. It's cheaper and included in our internet contract. 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 I’m having to scroll really far without seeing this… but TIVO.
If you had one of those it was like cable television, satellite tv, and your VCR recorder had an AI baby. There was so much power in consumers hands for the first time in the television business.
Did your company pay for a catchy jingle, professional actors, camera equipment, writers and pay extra to roll it on a prime time slot?…. Doesn’t matter anymore suckers I had a TIVO. And all it took was that little familiar “bah-DOOK” from my remote to %100 skip commercials.
More than that, competitions for national tv ratings were skewed. I could watch House while Bones recorded on another Chanel at the same time.
With a TiVo I could keep a massive library of cable reruns OF MY CHOICE. That thing was short lived as actual streaming shook up the industry more and phased TiVo out, but TiVo had a solid 10 years of being the shiz. Twheelhouse , Miles Goodhew Report Final score: 82points POST Sawdust Sawdust Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I still have a DVR from my cable company. 21 21points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #26 spiraldinosaur said:
Askjeeves/Lycos/Yahoo.
TrinixDMorrison replied:
I remember my grandma was convinced that you had to word your searches in the form of a question for AskJeeves to work properly.
ElixirofVitriol replied:
TBF this is the way I was taught to use AskJeeves in elementary school.
92894952620273749383 replied:
Proper phrasing gives the algorithim the proper context. Google said [screw] it lets do page rank. spiraldinosaur , AskJeeves Report Final score: 81points POST N S N S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Altavista, the first search engine i remember using 40 40points reply View More Replies... View more comments #27 NewsProducing said:
PlayStation 2
It was the hottest thing in 2000.
FishSauceFogMachine replied:
Ah yes, the year my parents told everyone I was into "games" because I'd asked for a PS2, and I got three copies of Monopoly for Christmas.
Worst Christmas ever. NewsProducing , Deni Williams Report Final score: 81points POST Jesus Ortiz Jesus Ortiz Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I love my PS2. I'm so glad I have it! 24 24points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Academic-Motor said:
Winamp.
Transmatrix replied:
It really whips the llama’s ass. Academic-Motor , Christiaan Colen Report Final score: 75points POST F. H. F. H. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I still use it. What else is there to play mp3 on your PC? 19 19points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29 papaweir said:
Geocities, NeoPets, LiveJournal, and Kazaa.
goblinsexologist replied:
Neopets don’t die though, I logged in after a long time and my neopet was starving, so I fed it a piece of the omelette and he said “yuck I don’t like omelettes” so I logged off and let the sassy little bat starve for another 10 years.
j-u-n-i replied:
Geocities was so powerful for the time. I used to build my website there, steal the html and use it for my own domain. This was pre-social media. If you wanted to share your weird goth poetry and fuzzy webcam selfies, you had to have your own website. Using the steeling html method for years eventually taught me how to write it. papaweir , unknown Report Final score: 71points POST ShriSha Kamboj ShriSha Kamboj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago just thinking about a bat eating omlette 27 27points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30 PacMan8122 said:
AOL.
BicyclingBabe replied:
Not to my parents! They both still use [it] for their internet email and browser. PacMan8122 , Karl Baron Report Final score: 71points POST Wang Zhuang Wang Zhuang Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I still use my AOL address as my primary email. Fight me :P 18 18points reply View More Replies... View more comments Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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Huddo's sister Huddo's sister Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago One of the few games we were able to play when mum wouldn't let us on the internet. 1 1point reply R L R L Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago One of my favorites. I now play it on the arcade machine- it's still as fun. 0 0points reply Mimi M Mimi M Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago OT, but I love posts that have nothing to do with politics or America bashing. Just nice, odd, random s--t from BP! 6 6points reply Load More Comments POST Buren Buren Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Anyone remember wanting to hurt Mr. Clippy from Words? 29 29points reply Lauren Caswell Lauren Caswell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago *pops up inconveniently* I see you're trying to hurt Mr. Clippy. Can I help? 17 17points reply Load More Replies... Vicky Z Vicky Z Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago What did he do to you??? He was cute 3 3points reply Buren Buren Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago but those eyebrows! 0 0points reply Vicky Z Vicky Z Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago E OK don't kill him just pluck those eyebrows 0 0points reply M O'Connell M O'Connell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I used Excel 2000 until about 6 months ago, as Microshaft finally broke the last thread allowing it to run under Windows 10. Previously they broke the functionality that allowed personal preferences to be saved, so I had the pleasure of killing Clippy every day for a while! 0 0points reply Gem Stone Gem Stone Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Just the computer version of Mr. Bill! 0 0points reply FailBunny17 FailBunny17 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Cosmic Pinball on Windows tenor-36.gif 15 15points reply Gin. No tonic Gin. No tonic Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I downloaded it a few weeks ago to try again, 'cos it was my favorite. Well, 4k screen doesn't help - I can barely see the tiny game screen and the ball seems to be teleporting rather than bouncing. :/ 3 3points reply Load More Replies... Huddo's sister Huddo's sister Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago One of the few games we were able to play when mum wouldn't let us on the internet. 1 1point reply R L R L Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago One of my favorites. I now play it on the arcade machine- it's still as fun. 0 0points reply Mimi M Mimi M Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago OT, but I love posts that have nothing to do with politics or America bashing. Just nice, odd, random s--t from BP! 6 6points reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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