Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agoAsk a stupid question...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1720
arrow-up1720imageAsk a stupid question...lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareBaby Shoggoth [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58·11 months agoIt’s the “radio” option, they just haven’t updated the form in 40y
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-211 months agoOnline & email didn’t exist 40 years ago
minus-squareBaby Shoggoth [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoonline, 70y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/online#etymonline_v_7031 email, 41y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/e-mail#etymonline_v_5763 The internet didn’t exist at this time, but those two words did, and referred to their pre-internet equivalents. Also, I was making a joke. But you do happen to be incorrect.
minus-squareThe Menemen!@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoIPv4 is 43 years old, and there was the arpanet before that. They probably meant Usenet with the term “online”. The first E-Mail was sent in 1971. Bit tbh, I am quite impressed how early the YMCA adopted.
It’s the “radio” option, they just haven’t updated the form in 40y
Online & email didn’t exist 40 years ago
online, 70y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/online#etymonline_v_7031
email, 41y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/e-mail#etymonline_v_5763
The internet didn’t exist at this time, but those two words did, and referred to their pre-internet equivalents.
Also, I was making a joke. But you do happen to be incorrect.
IPv4 is 43 years old, and there was the arpanet before that. They probably meant Usenet with the term “online”. The first E-Mail was sent in 1971.
Bit tbh, I am quite impressed how early the YMCA adopted.