Hrmmm I got the net around the summer of 1996 right before I turned 19 years old... Before that, I was just out of highschool, not sure of what I really wanted to do in life, but who really does at that age? I was kind of weird. I always had computer access but never used the net, I mostly played computer games. The cool old ones. I was fond of games made by Sierra.. Like Kings Quest, Quest for Glory, etc.
I played computer games, listened to music, hung out with friends.
When I got the net in the summer of 96 I think we got one of those 15 hours of free AOL.. I burned through that quickly. I remember AOL back then.. There was something alluring about it. Finding chat rooms, going out on the web. I think the first night of net use was spent researching and looking for pictures of bands I liked.
I just remember there was a lot of things to look at and do on the web back then.
Now I just go to 2 message boards, check email and go to Myspace.. That's all.