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you did an error-free installation of Windows 98.
your modem starts smoking.
no one can reach you by phone since your computer is always online.
you log-off your system because it's time to go to work.
you call in sick because you found a great new WWW site.
you can type your top 10 favorite Web sites, by heart.
you download more than 20Mb of info from a binary newsgroup, in one session.
while reading a magazine, you look for the Zoom icon for a better look at a photograph.
you can locate a particular home page without using a search engine.
you can write your own html page.
you comment, while watching a sunset, that the image would be enhanced with 10% more magenta & higher resolution.
while driving down the street, you are
confused by the numbers on the houses--they do not appear to be
legitimate WWW addresses.
someone tells you to remember something, and you look for File/Save command.
you find it easier to dial-up the
National Weather Service Weather/your-town/now.html than to simply look
out the window.
you start using phrases like: Hungry.must-eat.food.now@home
you log-off from a session in your favorite newsgroup... and your log reads: Online time: 56 hours 24 minutes.
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your net provider suggests you try a competitor, because you're exceeding 300 hours a month, connect time.
you add your third modem and dedicated phone line.
that 112Gb hard drive is full.
133 Mhz is simply too slow.
your desk collapses under the weight of your computer peripherals.
you can access the Net--via your portable and cellular phone.
someone tells you about a great new program and you're very disappointed to find it's on TV.
you put your e-mail address in the upper left-hand corner of envelopes.
you have your e-mail address printed on your stationery.
you maintain more than 6 e-mail addresses.
you use more than 20 passwords.
you set up your own Web page.
you set up a Web page for each of your kids... and your pets.
instead of a phone number, you ask someone for their e-mail address.
you don't know anyone who DOESN'T have an e-mail addresses.
you convince your mom that she HAS to get online because e-mail is so much cheaper than long distance charges.
you can write a list like this.
you can relate to a list like this.
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