Age / Sex / Location — the timeless internet icebreaker. Let's do a roll call.

24/M/California. Web developer. Been online since 1996 on a 28.8k modem.

19/M/New York. CS student. Got online in 1998. Parents still don't understand what I do on the computer all day.

27/F/Oregon. Graphic designer. Been online since '95 on Prodigy before discovering the actual internet.

31/M/Texas. Sysadmin. Started on BBSes in 1992, moved to the internet in '94. I've seen things, man.

22/M/Ontario, Canada. Student and part-time retail. First went online on WebTV in 1997. Yes, WebTV. Don't judge me.

26/F/Washington. Teacher. Just got broadband last month and my life will never be the same.

20/M/Florida. Unemployed (thanks dot-com crash). Gaming is basically my job now. lol. help.