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When a real user uses the app (lemmy.ml)

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[–] cmg@infosec.pub 65 points 7 months ago (8 children)

The closest I ever got to this story was working help desk in 1996. A user called up saying they had deleted the Internet.

Took me a while to understand he dragged “the Internet” to the recycle bin on the desktop.

[–] SergeYSDT@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Yes! I remember this happening a lot, and I could never really truly understand the thought process behind it! But the thing is, this is still happening today, just in different context, and it's still equally as baffling!

[–] Barometer3689@feddit.nl 8 points 7 months ago (4 children)

It just means that they called their browser “the internet” right? Or am I missing something here?

[–] Mindful@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have a vague memory of the browser icon having the name "Internet" back in the day. Or maybe it was the dial-up icon. Might be that?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

The original "Internet Explorer" icon was a globe and magnifying glass, with the text "The Internet," underneath

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