The 1990s was a defining decade for the internet. It was a time when dial-up connections, clunky computer screens, and pixelated graphics ruled the digital world. It was a time of experimentation, where the possibilities of the online world were just starting to unfold, and every website was like a new adventure. Before we reached the sleek, high-speed experiences we have today, the internet was a place of nostalgia and early innovation. We hope you’re ready to travel back to the ’90s because we’re ready to take you there. Here are 17 photos that show what the internet looked like in the 1990s.
1. Who remembers when the internet came on a CD?
Popping a disc into your computer and having internet access is revolutionary. It’s more amazing that it’s just floating in the air around us now, but putting the internet on a CD was pretty crazy.
2. I remember Netscape Navigator.
Netscape Navigator is the single reason for over half of people in tech. This revolutionary browser and “view source” shaped the future.
3. If you could return to a world of ’90s internet, would you?
There’s dial-up, but no social media. I’d go back to the way it was in the ’90s for sure.
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4. Now that’s a screen I haven’t seen in a while.
I can still feel the anxiety of the old laggy software. We took the stress for granted.
5. People today couldn’t understand this trust.
Imagine getting random storage media in the mail and not even thinking twice about sticking it in your computer for free internet. The ’90s were truly the Wild West.
6. The long-dead website, rotten.
The last bit of true horror from the internet. Who dared to go here?
7. Who remembers this ’90s internet kid?
There’s nothing like good old ’90s internet education. This photo made my imagination soar.
8. Government websites from the 1990s embody nostalgia.
Simple and to the point, this site sums up the 90s in a nutshell.
9. Webrings.
It was like an adventure going through these sites, but you never knew what you would come across.
10. Can you hear the connection attempts?
I heard if you make the noise with your mouth it helps with the connection.
11. The Discovery Network webpage was next level.
After a long day at school, I could spend hours on this website and never get tired of it.
12. When websites went down in the ’90s.
It looks like a Google Doc. I prefer the thinking dinosaur when my websites crash.
13. We miss AOL.
Who remembers the old promotions for free internet hours on the CDs for the internet?
14. You get home in 1997.
I miss MLRC so much. The teen rooms were so out of the ordinary, and questionable.
15. Did you go to the public library for internet access?
I sure did. The tricky part was hiding from Mom so she thought I was reading instead of sitting on the computer.
16. The most real meme this century.
This was such a corny way to get to know someone. Why not just talk to them like a real person?
17. After years of service, Internet Explorer is being shut down.
Thank you for your service old friend.
