[182329] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Remember "Internet-In-A-Box"?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Petach)
Wed Jul 15 01:09:26 2015
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <55A59F42.1080205@satchell.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 22:09:22 -0700
From: Matthew Petach <mpetach@netflight.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Stephen Satchell <list@satchell.net> wrote=
:
> This goes back a number of years. There was a product that literally was=
a
> cardboard box that contained everything one needed to get started on the
> Internet. Just add a modem and a computer, and you were on your way. No
> fuss, no "learning curve".
Ah, Spry Inc, where are you now?
I still have the tee shirt and the totebag...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_a_Box
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=3DAwrTcXcg6qVVBN4AYA42nIlQ;=
_ylu=3DX3oDMTIycGdrdTYyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAMyZTA0OTNhZjcyNzRlZTlhMjA5=
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I may even have my original box around,
still unopened. ^_^;
Ah, now you've got me all nostalgic....
Matt
