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I remember dialing up on Netscape Navigator at my brother's house probably around 1994 (I used to babysit my nephew born in '93). It was at this time that I signed up for Hotmail - early enough to get my first and last name with no other characters.
When I was 16 or 17, I had a Minicall numeric-only pager - the height of cool that was soon forgotten with the advent of the prepaid mobile 3 or 4 years later. Weirdly I still remember the number - 086-800-257. I assume nothing happens if you try to dial that number these days...
I remember buying it from Ben Rumble personally at his Christchurch store. Coincidentally one of Ben's baby faced protégés who started at the ground floor as one of his after school teenage salesman would ultimately go on to manage and then own a number of Telecom/Spark business hubs before switching his business interests to an entirely different industry a couple of years ago. My wife has worked for this (no longer baby faced) guy for coming up on 10 years now. It's a small world for sure...
That old pager is hanging out in a box of crap in my garage somewhere, no doubt soaring in value along with my extensive turn-of-the-century Nokia collection. I remember the good old days when I used to prepare for a night out on the town - standing at the dresser trying to decide which phone to accessorise myself with - which one will impress the ladieeeees the most as I sip my $2 drinks on student night at Bar Bodega 😂. "Yes I think it will be the 8310 tonight - compact and elegant with a touch of sophistication. Pair it with Lynx Africa for an unforgettable combination..."
Speaking of which, you know you're getting old when you visit your old stomping ground (in my case - Wellington) and find that virtually none of all those wonderful venues you spent your 20's in even exists anymore. Courtenay Place and surrounds really seem to have peaked in the 90's/early 2000's, but when I went back for a visit last year it just seemed a bit sad and dejected. The Grand seems to be the only notable exception.
[EDIT: I just HAD to add a link to this Ben Rumble gem. It was the subject of multiple complaints and ultimately withdrawn from air on or around 24 May 1996]
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Delete cookies?! Are you insane?!
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jamesrt:
My original "welcome" email is still in my GMail:
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 03:12:43 -0700 (PDT)
To: James .....
From: Gmail Team <gmail-noreply@google.com>
Subject: Gmail is different. Here's what you need to know.
First off, welcome. And thanks for agreeing to help us test Gmail.
That's almost 20 years old now.
As it mine. Missed the 20 year anniversary of it.
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