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10th Anniversary of Quicktime

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-think-about dept.

An anonymous reader submitted a story about the 10th anniversary of QuickTime which might not seem like such a big deal unless you set your mental wayback machine to 1991 and remember what we didn't have back then. Bits from Brian Eno and others. Worth reading.

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  1. The Internet by eclip5e · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    I remember back in 1991 when I didn't play "computer games". I played "Video games". I also didn't "Surf the web". I "bbsed". Back then things were more simple. ASCII art, a time when Microsoft wasn't evil, no obscure linux-related jokes, hell, no linux. That was when i played outside too, climbed trees, and didn't have a job (because i was 11).

    Now look at us. I'm sitting here, reading news on a website named after some punctuation, and worrying about if i can talk about the newest Microsoft internet explorer to my boss, or risk being fired, and turned to the police because i know too much.

    --
    "Charging a man with murder in this place is like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500" -Apocalypse No
  2. Re:An Article With Real Substance^H^H^H^H^H Bullsh by zorgon · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The term "slashfools" is flamebait. Please, use the proper terminology: "slashdorks"

    Thank you.

    --

    I am quite civilized, and I should be brought a beer immediately. -- Bruce Sterling

  3. 1991 by jfedor · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    There are many more interesting things that began in 1991 than some proprietary format (its quality mostly sucks anyway).
    • id Software
    • Linux
    • ... um, The Web, or something :)

    -jfedor