Average early 2000s LAN party

[thefartographer@lemm.ee]

That's, like, $80 of duct tape in today's money

[rubberelectrons@lemmy.world]

Halcyon & on & on...

[partial_accumen@lemmy.world]

at lan parties using 10base2 networks and

"Anyone have another BNC terminator? Oh, also the IPX network number we're using is 11111111."

Rendition Verite video cards

Nobody could afford the Canopus, it was a room full of Sierra Screamin' 3D cards at best

with a side of 3dfx.

A dedicated 3D card in addition to a good 2D card?! We'd dream, but didn't have that kind of cash.

[grass@sh.itjust.works]

that reminds me of when I was telling a friend about the kid who became lion king. he didn't believe me and when I tried to find it, any trace of the story had disappeared from this plane of existence

[addie@feddit.uk]

Fortunately, wages have increased to match, right?

[superkret@feddit.org]

With the current quality of MS products, every office drone works in the software testing industry.

[oduffer@lemmy.world]

I had one with a weird pass through cable. Mainly played EF2000 on it.

[dungrad@feddit.org]

Probably they were the best player and they gave them all the handicaps available.

[dharmacurious@slrpnk.net]

I mean, I don't think any of us were particularly bad about hygiene? It was more just sort of boy-stink. Lol. In fairness, it was coastal Virginia, summer time, in an un air conditioned room, with the only time the door got opened being when one of us had to pee. Lol. To be honest, I remember it almost fondly. Like, the stale smell of it when every one was gone was horrid, but the smell of the room, the hot TV and console, and all my buddies crammed together wasn't bad when it was going on. Just during the week afterwards. Lol.

That said, I have some unique opinions on smells, so grain of salt and all lol

But also, yes, God, the moldy Chinese food-- yuck

[dungrad@feddit.org]

[frostycaveman@lemm.ee]

I had some of those headphones like hat guy has. They were uncomfortable. Strange design.

Damn I miss LAN parties. Ultimately it was World of Warcraft that killed them in my social circles.

[foggy@lemmy.world]

Yo even homies headphones are a throwback.

You know he was using that with this

[towerful@programming.dev]

Narrator: They hadn't.

[treczoks@lemmy.world]

On the shelf next door is still the box with the hundreds of coax ethernet cables, the T-connectors, and 50 Ohm terminators from the LAN parties in the 90s. Before they were called "LAN parties" and used for gaming.

[rimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.de]

I just thought they forgot the original dude on the ceiling and this is him now.

[icastfist@programming.dev]

Or witnessed one or two escapes

[qbus@lemmy.world]

Bro did u even kail

[dutchkimble@lemy.lol]

Please tell us more

[sleepmode@lemmy.world]

Kali did not exist my son

[rumba@lemmy.zip]

Can you imagine how bad his neck must hurt by the end of the night? They could have at least spared another loop to keep his forehead supported