Child of the 90's- Internet Explorer

[methodwriter85]

      Get ready to feel old, fellow Generation Yers.

 

 

        I wonder if this is how Baby Boomers felt when they started running nostaglic ads for them back in the '80's.

 

        I thought the shot of the kid getting the Dutch Boy haircut was hilarious. How many freaking blond guys got that haircut when we were in elementary school?

[W_L]

Netscape Forever!!!!

[Finn]

... Interesting; an ad for the widely-accepted as Lamest Browser Ever targeting the very people that think it's lame, who are also most likely to be encumbered by apple gear.

 

Complementary comment aside, NETSCAPE, FRAK YEAH! Only browser I can really trust to not be a laggy, hungry beast.

[JamesSavik]

I call it the Internut Exploiter.

[JamesSavik]

R U Foxy?

 

 

 

Netscape Forever!!!!

[Ashi]

I was an early advocate of Internet Explorer, but IE wasn't usable until IE3.  IE2 was a cheap copycat of Netscape.  And then Netscape began to copy IE4's new features as well as  flaws (remember those "channels" and "shell-integration"?) and that's when Netscape really went wrong (and bad management team really helped the downfall of Netscape).  I am using Firefox now, but my brother is using Google Chrome which I find it really annoying.  Firefox is getting awful unfortunately, but I can't find a better browser....

 

Anyways, I don't think the video is really about browser war.  It's about remember the 90's.  Oh, you guys don't remember the 90's....  You're either too young to know or too old to remember. 

Oh, and the video is wrong.  It wasn't just one internet provider.  It was big 3.  AOL, CompuServe and Prodigy.

[W_L]

Mozilla is the non-profit spin-off of Netscape, so yes I am for the Fox biting the IE

 

Chrome isn't bad, it's just weird. Some sites just hate google chrome for some reason.

 

The Big 3 Browser now are: Google Chrome, IE, and Firefox (according to some reports, Google has surpassed Microsoft as the largest browser).

 

The net is also changing, does anyone remember Macromedia Shockwave vs. Java fights in the 90's

[Finn]

Sweet Jesus Lord, it's true. Chrome is in first place. Madness! Chrome is evil. EEEVVVVVVVILLLLLLLL!!1111oneoneoneleventyone.

 

I was born in the 90s, obviously. Though I don't quite know what went on at the time, I certainly remember the silly, weird-o ads. Not to sure as to the state of the net at the time, though. Six-year-olds weren't often on the net at the time...

[methodwriter85]

 I really don't think there is a single person between the ages of 8 to 10 in 1995 who didn't own at least pogs. I mean really, they were cheap and you could get them everywhere. I even remember that Cookie Crisp had Pogs in their cereal boxes.

Edited January 30, 2013 by methodwriter85

[W_L]

 I really don't think there is a single person between the ages of 8 to 10 in 1995 who didn't own at least pogs. I mean really, they were cheap and you could get them everywhere. I even remember that Cookie Crisp had Pogs in their cereal boxes.

 

Nope never bought into the Pogs, I was waiting for the Pokemon card revolution to come in later (Damn those things chewed up a lot of my money as a pre-teen and teen along with Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic)

 

Can I offload a 1st edition holo blastoise on anyone?

Edited January 30, 2013 by W_L

[methodwriter85]

   That's craziness you didn't have Pogs. Hmm.

 

 

    There are a lot of 90's child videos on YouTube, but the soundtrack on this is awsome.

[methodwriter85]

    And here's another "Child of the 90's" memory of mine...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KsqDCPKA2w

 

     Dear god, watching that intro just makes me miss the 90's so much.

[W_L]

Oh, I missed that show, no seriously I missed that show growing up as it was in 94-95 and I was 7-8

 

For me, I was a WB's Fan Boy in the 90's:

 

 

90's Teen Drama without Buffy that's Blasphemy

 

 

Yes, you can't forget Dawson's Creek and the epic love triangle Plus, I think this show contributed the most influence on GLBT teens and awareness in the 90's

 

Roswell and Angel were early 2000's, so I count them in for the 00's, when I was actually a Teenager for influence

[methodwriter85]

    I was 8-9 years old when I watched My So-Called Life. My family wasn't exactly strict with me when it came to shows...

 

   You can't mention 90's teen drama without showing this:

 

 

    This is more Private Tim's generation than mine, but damn it, this was a great show. The reboot doesn't even come close.

 

    "Donna Martin Graduates!"

Edited February 2, 2013 by methodwriter85

[W_L]

Well, we also need to include some preludes from the 90's as well for the adults during that time:

 

Before there was Smallville, there was Lois and Clark

 

 

It was a fun show and my first taste of Soap Opera like TV, but based around Superman (The season with the Wedding was just a Soap Opera with evil twins, amnesia, and a ticking clock at the wedding)

[methodwriter85]

   This was the ultimate in 90's soap:

 

 

 

    So many great bits from Melrose Place...some of my favorites were:

 

1. The time Kimberly sent off a bomb

 

2. The time Kimberly ripped off her wig to show a gnarly scar

 

3. The time Sydney almost joined a cult

 

4. The great Amanda/Allison fights

 

5. The time that Allison's stalker shot himself on the phone

 

6. The time Antonio Sabato Junior showed up as Amanda's crazy ex-husband

 

7. The time that Kimbery stole Jo's baby and breastfeed him ala The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

 

8. When Brooke Davis drowns in the pool

 

9. When Kimberly's alternate personality Betsy gets Peter locked up in the loney bin

 

10. When Sydney and Jane fight in the swimming pool...while Sydney is wearing their grandmother's wedding dress

Edited February 2, 2013 by methodwriter85

[W_L]

Method, which Power Ranger did you have a Crush on?

 

Seriously, I remember even at 9 that I had a Crush on?

 

I loved Jason, but my heart went to Rocky as the red ranger (I still thought Jason was better as the overall leader though, even though Tommy grew into the role well over the years I watched the show as a kid)

[methodwriter85]

   Tommy. All the way.

[Maximoff]

I'm the same age as you all are, but I don't remember any of that from the 90s. sadface

[W_L]

Well, American media culture really didn't move over to Europe that quickly until the 00's to be honest. Thank you internet!

 

In terms of cartoons, here's my top 3 from the 90's:

 

 

Number 1 has to be batman

 

 

Number 2 Dragon Ball z

 

 

Number 3 Beast Wars, my generations version of transformers in 3D

[Menace]

OFC, My favrotie thing during the 90's was dragonball Z  or GT  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-PUL4Oa7r0

[Andy78]

Watching all these clips from the 90s, makes me sooooo glad I was an 80s child

 

About the only 90s series I got into was Saved By The Bell.

[methodwriter85]

     Okay, bite your tongue, Andy. 90's children rule!

 

     Anyway, Clueless. The movie spawned off so many trends.

 

 

     "And so if the government could just get to the kitchen, re-arrange some things, we could certainly party with the Haitians. And in conclusion, may I please remind you that it does not say RSVP on the Statue of Liberty."

 

    I think Clueless was a case of coming at exactly the right time- the economy was starting to boom in 1994-1995, Kurt Cobain was dead, and teenagers were sick of grunge.

Edited February 2, 2013 by methodwriter85

[W_L]

Can't wait until you spawn a thread for the 00's teens

 

One last movie that spawned a million tributes:

 

[Yettie One]

I pretty much used Netscape through my teen years. It was the one I was shown to use and I guess I just felt really comfortable on it.

 

I've always found the fox cute, but the software a huge drain on the memeory, so I was a fan of a browser called Flock for ages, but then they stopped support for it

 

So I kind converted to Chrome. Not the best but it works.

 

Say, out of interest, back in the 90's when I signed up for my first webmail email account it was a @mailcity.com account provided by Lycos.

Anyone remember those?

Who was your first webmail account with?