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LTVOLT t1_j5tsqcz wrote

Reply to comment by Crome6768 in A Customer on the internet at Burger King 1998 by Djf47021

what a horrible idea- I don't remember ever seeing anything like this in the 90's at any fast food places

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JosheyMmDr t1_j5v1jsj wrote

I saw this in NY in the burger king in times square. whenever you bought a combo or certain amount in your ticket you will get a barcode and with that you will get access to a computer with “internet”

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dan1101 t1_j5vgn3s wrote

Why is internet in quotes, could you only browse certain sites?

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HunterTV t1_j5w8b3f wrote

If it was NYC late 90's I wonder how long it took for someone to start jerking it right there in public.

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Smooth-Dig2250 t1_j5wi3nx wrote

Probably a few hours, given how slow pictures downloaded back then

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Josquius t1_j5y3y13 wrote

Ohh captain Janway. Lace. The final brazier

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Seth_Imperator t1_j6lzye7 wrote

....Good eyes......She's got a nose....and a nice one with that!

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King-o-lingus t1_j5w8f53 wrote

Internet then was not internet now.

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dan1101 t1_j5wc7ra wrote

No but there was plenty to see even then.

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tonman101 t1_j5x6f4k wrote

In 1998, I lived in VA, and already had cable internet, it was around 2-3 mbps, slow by todays standards, but way faster than dial up.

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Jadty t1_j5w8ons wrote

Not much you could have done on the internet back then. Text sites only, pictures, barely any video and had to download it. It’s almost uncanny to think the internet is about 30-ish years old in the hands of consumers, and went from tech novelty to transforming our way of life completely.

I think AI is gonna be the same thing 30 years from now. It is currently in the novelty stage for the consumer side with more professional uses being prominent. It won’t be long until AI does many practical everyday things better than us, and it starts becoming part of your everyday life, for example if self driving becomes 99.999% better than a human in all situations. Traffic will look like a sci fi ballet you see in movies doing crazy shit by all by itself and interconnected, knowing where every other car is going and plotting the best route for each car. You could have AI only driving areas and mixed areas if you wanna drive yourself once in a while. Highways might turn into AI driving only except for maybe emergency vehicles and law enforcement.

Also no more greasy keyboards.

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badhoneylips t1_j5x0a5c wrote

I remember owning a book around this time that listed 100 kid-friendly and “cool” websites to visit lol. Literally a printed book full of web addresses with little descriptions.

The internet of this era was awesome — at least as a kid, it was geared towards learning versus just buying crap. A couple years later, we were all writing everything on live journal and making “penpals” with people all over the world..it was seriously magical. I’m skipping some of the dark stuff that I sought out on purpose (a/s/l ??) while way too young, but overall it was just like having all the encyclopedias open at once.

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mystic3030 t1_j5x8cv5 wrote

There was definitely more than text sites and pictures available on the internet in 1998….

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Realityisjustthat t1_j5xn372 wrote

LMAO...each and every one of you humans' (MUDSILLS) by then: will be cleaning the toilets/laundry or the yards of any place or corporate owner/business you work. Only Billionaires/millionaire, government will have everything - you will work 7 days' a week! Very short version...

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Mister_JimBusiness t1_j5ymod9 wrote

Text sites only in 1998??? There were definitely porn videos on the internet by then, because I was a horned up 16 year old and I watched a lot of them

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JosheyMmDr t1_j5xmvoy wrote

😂 maybe. i think someone complained because there was an internet nanny software. so, yes they’re were blocking certain sites. I only used the internet to connect to my yahoo email. 😝 fuck i’m old

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14thU t1_j5w8j9e wrote

Shit I remember doing that! And there used to be free internet access in the Times Square tourism information place which is now the Pele store!

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Burggs_ t1_j5w0zox wrote

Damn bro what a fucking throwback. That BK was shady as shit lol

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Lovat69 t1_j5vc760 wrote

What burger king in Times Square? The closest one I can think of is at Herald square.

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JosheyMmDr t1_j5vcsib wrote

i’m talking about 2000. probably is not there anymore.

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Ok_Ad8609 t1_j5vd4a5 wrote

There used to be one very close to Times Square, on 42nd, but I don’t remember the cross street. Near Madame Tussaud IIRC

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Lovat69 t1_j5vgdh3 wrote

Are you sure it wasn't a McDonalds' because I do remember their being one of those there but no burger king. I was very fond of the king and hung out in times square fairly often at the arcades back then. I feel like I would have known.

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JosheyMmDr t1_j5xoihc wrote

i’m sure the McDonalds didn’t have computers with internet. Mcdonald’s had a very flashy 4 or 5 story building. I was just a boy from Texas going around NYC and looking for free or cheap internet to send emails back home.

side story. I remember a guy buying big fries and chocolate sundae and dunking the fries in the sundae, he was really happy.

I was thinking ppl are crazy here.

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MOS95B t1_j5u9v6p wrote

I'm going to guess major metros and "overseas" primarily, where internet cafes are/were a thing

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Coupon_Ninja t1_j5v0t4x wrote

Right?! I did see individual pay phones [edit: at each table] at a Wendy’s off I-70 in Wyoming mid-90s. Guessing for truck drivers to call home or ahead in the middle of nowhere and grabbing a bite to eat.

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Nixie9 t1_j5vraw7 wrote

For a while not that long ago Mcdonalds had touchscreen game things on the table. Those were disgusting. I can't imagine how gross a keyboard would get.

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truthcopy t1_j6b5bc9 wrote

Yeah, and now you have to touch screens to order and pay in a lot of McDs. At we touch those before we eat.

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Nixie9 t1_j6b5jqn wrote

I use the app. I only want to touch my own filthy screen

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truthcopy t1_j6b6b10 wrote

I actually haven’t been to a McDs to eat in years… only there for road trip bathrooms.

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nooshaw t1_j5v1r95 wrote

Saw a few in CA in some Asian restaurants. Get your receipt which has a code to log in for 20 min. of internet.

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Jwiere03 t1_j5xi3sx wrote

I've seen this in a Burger King within the last 5 years. Actually I haven't been in a Burger King since. They might still have it.

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