Retro computing Memes

Nothing says "I've seen some things" quite like remembering when you had to literally phone your way onto the internet. Dial-up was the OG loading screen—except it took 30 seconds of demonic screeching noises before you could even think about loading a webpage. And God forbid someone picked up the phone while you were connected, because your connection would drop faster than a segfault in production. That Windows XP-era dialog box with its gloriously skeuomorphic design brings back memories of 56k modems, AOL CDs flooding your mailbox, and the sheer patience required to download a single MP3. You'd click "Dial," hear the modem negotiate with the ISP like two fax machines having an argument, and pray the connection succeeded on the first try. Bonus points if you remember configuring PPP settings or troubleshooting IRQ conflicts just to get online. The "Anyone who uses this computer" option is peak early 2000s security practices—because who needs proper user authentication when you're the only nerd in the house with internet access?

Ah, the classic ASCII art burn from the dial-up era! Remember when 16MB of RAM was considered excessive? This meme is throwing shade at Windows for being so bloated that even its simplest game needed ridiculous system requirements. It's the 90s equivalent of saying "Chrome eats RAM for breakfast" but with more retro charm. The ASCII troll face just makes it *chef's kiss* - perfectly capturing that smug feeling when you'd dunk on Windows users while running your lean Linux distro on hardware that belonged in a museum.