Submitted by Djf47021 t3_10kzxp1 in OldSchoolCool
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ZakTSK t1_j5tq203 wrote
They've been logged out of Hotmail
OoOoReillys t1_j5tr5fj wrote
My local McDonald’s had this too. Community greasy keyboards.. mmm.
tvieno t1_j5traik wrote
Waiting for the page to load ...
LTVOLT t1_j5tsqcz wrote
what a horrible idea- I don't remember ever seeing anything like this in the 90's at any fast food places
ibonkedurmom t1_j5tsyjg wrote
gross
gfetti t1_j5tu7cs wrote
That boy barber is on FIRE
Bourbonmmm t1_j5tug0g wrote
Old school product placement in Old School. It looks like Seinfelds kitchen or an episode of Friends.
Serious_Mousse5892 t1_j5tvm4o wrote
I bet all the computers share one dialup connection at ungodly slow speed.
ElectricPeterTork t1_j5tz109 wrote
Could've been worse. They could've been greasy and sticky.
ChartFrogs t1_j5tzcwl wrote
ASL?
Ok_Pressure1131 t1_j5u08ta wrote
Hopefully the staff wiped off grease on keyboards after each customer
imakenosensetopeople t1_j5u0dht wrote
Yeah… they make keyboard covers that should have been in use here. I remember seeing them at a Pizza Hut cash register as far back as the early 2000’s.
pikle_rickle t1_j5u0x0b wrote
All I can think of is how nasty and germ filled those keyboards must have been . Sickness for everyone !
LieutenantMudd t1_j5u100n wrote
r/TVTooHigh
UghKakis t1_j5u1k4g wrote
Just ask for ‘no tomatoes’ next time my guy
TeddysRevenge t1_j5u4sfq wrote
AoL fam
Durdyb15 t1_j5u5suo wrote
Fantastic!!!!
surleighlaura t1_j5u7y5r wrote
What country?
theghostofgotti t1_j5u8aqx wrote
I bet all of those keyboards had a stuck letter "Y." Guaranteed.
MOS95B t1_j5u9v6p wrote
I'm going to guess major metros and "overseas" primarily, where internet cafes are/were a thing
MOS95B t1_j5uabav wrote
I like how the monitors are way up in the "You ain't doin' nuthin secret on here" zone
ChefMoney89 t1_j5uadee wrote
Absolute sanitation nightmare
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the_average_homeboy t1_j5ue1jk wrote
Looks like surfing the information super highway on the world wide web.
Weaselpiggy t1_j5ug7bw wrote
Captured history in the making: Sneako gets redpilled
Hopeless351987 t1_j5uh621 wrote
Blue_Lust t1_j5ujajx wrote
15/f/cali
DoctorMyEyes_ t1_j5ujkfe wrote
16/M/Burger King
Me, back then, probably.
SuperSaytan t1_j5ukf2i wrote
If they were anything like the N64s in Mcdonalds, those keyboards and mice are beyond filthy.
garry4321 t1_j5ukwbt wrote
This was before Covid, so no one gave a fuck
blingbling88 t1_j5umc0u wrote
Netscape!
ticktockyoudontstop t1_j5umuwb wrote
“…what handicap?! He’s just in a wheelchair! It’s not like he’s Anne Frank or something”
imakenosensetopeople t1_j5unir5 wrote
I was thinking more along the lines of pizza sauce, grease, etc.
FelineOverlord t1_j5uou0d wrote
Sir, have you ever been to a Burger King?
DrewinSWDC t1_j5up5us wrote
How foul must those keyboards have been
meheez t1_j5uqp6t wrote
Just look at that crispy white keyboard.
baderick t1_j5urikh wrote
Where iam from we had 1! Clothing store in "town" with acces to free internet. Good times
mrgoyette t1_j5urvme wrote
The 90s were fucking weird, man.
Weary_Cartographer_7 t1_j5ut35r wrote
I love a good whopper…so good when your drunk
plafki t1_j5uu23s wrote
Fuck garry... you done goofed
Kokukenji t1_j5uuy69 wrote
That's why the guy is just staring at that screen with 2 sentences on it. Next page will load up after a few more bites.
rob3201 t1_j5uvof3 wrote
KZMountainRider t1_j5uwyur wrote
Can’t trust a guy who doesn’t keep the tomato on his burger
slater_just_slater t1_j5ux3jx wrote
alt.binaries.burgerporn.
LupeDyCazari t1_j5uyuiw wrote
that kid is probably a grandfather by now.
MetaphoricalMouse t1_j5uyxbw wrote
EAT YOUR TOMATO
RUKnight31 t1_j5uzf2g wrote
NGL I thought that was a young Cristiano Ronaldo for a second
[deleted] t1_j5uzhnh wrote
Not a phone in sight just people living in the moment
Coupon_Ninja t1_j5v0t4x wrote
Right?! I did see individual pay phones [edit: at each table] at a Wendy’s off I-70 in Wyoming mid-90s. Guessing for truck drivers to call home or ahead in the middle of nowhere and grabbing a bite to eat.
JosheyMmDr t1_j5v1jsj wrote
I saw this in NY in the burger king in times square. whenever you bought a combo or certain amount in your ticket you will get a barcode and with that you will get access to a computer with “internet”
nooshaw t1_j5v1r95 wrote
Saw a few in CA in some Asian restaurants. Get your receipt which has a code to log in for 20 min. of internet.
tatas323 t1_j5v25i0 wrote
gross also neck pain
Nomadic-Quill t1_j5v5c7k wrote
Nice, you could load all of two web pages by the time you were done your meal.
defusted t1_j5v5uan wrote
Lol those were weird times
ScorchFalcon t1_j5v66gh wrote
If your account is named after the Jackson brown song I approve
jharrisimages t1_j5v68fm wrote
Ahhh, yes the BK Internet Lounge
MikeTony713 t1_j5v6gmi wrote
Didn’t know Burger King had Internet Cafés. Interesting af
MikeTony713 t1_j5v6tou wrote
Challenge accepted
MikeTony713 t1_j5v73r9 wrote
Have it your way
defusted t1_j5v7b7r wrote
I just laughed way harder at this than I should have
defusted t1_j5v7eql wrote
Back then it was more like surfing the information county road
Klin24 t1_j5v8eem wrote
At BK, surf your own way!
Anxiouslycalm10 t1_j5v8zwe wrote
the days of netscape and alamak chat
yourpaljax t1_j5vatnr wrote
This image unlocked the memory that there were actual businesses opened in the 90s JUST to access internet on computers.
Wow, times have changed.
yourpaljax t1_j5vb291 wrote
I still use hotmail. 🥹
suicidefeburary62025 t1_j5vbpc3 wrote
I don’t know… In the last six months or so I no longer like Burger King. I don’t know what it is… But I don’t think there is good as it used to be.
Lovat69 t1_j5vc760 wrote
What burger king in Times Square? The closest one I can think of is at Herald square.
Ok_Ad8609 t1_j5vcrbd wrote
DAMMIT I came here to say basically this exact same thing 😆
JosheyMmDr t1_j5vcsib wrote
i’m talking about 2000. probably is not there anymore.
Content_Educator6079 t1_j5vczyt wrote
Burger Net
Ok_Ad8609 t1_j5vd4a5 wrote
There used to be one very close to Times Square, on 42nd, but I don’t remember the cross street. Near Madame Tussaud IIRC
RoboBasilisk t1_j5vdh6g wrote
LOOK WHAT THEY TOOK FROM YOU
SasquatchSloth88 t1_j5vdptj wrote
The greasiest keyboards in town, guaranteed.
descendingagainredux t1_j5vfbov wrote
Internet cafes! I used one, once when I was on vacation and needed to submit something for an online class when those were new. Ok, now I feel old lol
Lovat69 t1_j5vgdh3 wrote
Are you sure it wasn't a McDonalds' because I do remember their being one of those there but no burger king. I was very fond of the king and hung out in times square fairly often at the arcades back then. I feel like I would have known.
dan1101 t1_j5vgn3s wrote
Why is internet in quotes, could you only browse certain sites?
yourpaljax t1_j5vh6qq wrote
That’s what it was! Internet Cafes. You paid for internet time. 😂
Rosewoodtrainwreck t1_j5vjpqy wrote
Ha! You're lucky if the tables get wiped.
angrybirdseller t1_j5vjteq wrote
Hope he wrapped his whopper
YouGotTangoed t1_j5vlhfj wrote
Back when the burgers were actually good
Immediate-Argument65 t1_j5vlt84 wrote
I bet that BK was slapping back then
MuSE555 t1_j5vng94 wrote
For the love of God, those keyboards....
VicarLos t1_j5vogx3 wrote
I miss the way Burger King fries tasted in the 90s. They were absolutely delicious.
JackMann1792 t1_j5vop83 wrote
For a second I was like "what does American Sign Language have to do with computers?"
Phenomenon101 t1_j5vr99e wrote
Damn. That must have been a nice neighborhood. I don't ever remember computers in any fast food places.
Nixie9 t1_j5vraw7 wrote
For a while not that long ago Mcdonalds had touchscreen game things on the table. Those were disgusting. I can't imagine how gross a keyboard would get.
mycatisamonsterbaby t1_j5vtqfj wrote
Everyone was a 13-15 year old girl in "cali" in the 90s
ibethesmarterist t1_j5vv2wc wrote
The shitty fast food tomato that was picked early, then artificially ripened, so it's just white flavorless crap on the inside? Nah, you're the weird one.
chimpdoctor t1_j5vx8no wrote
Sticky mouse....Nice and sticky
Burggs_ t1_j5w0zox wrote
Damn bro what a fucking throwback. That BK was shady as shit lol
Kinkybenny t1_j5w1swv wrote
...And geocities!
gerd50501 t1_j5w1w1x wrote
I dont know where this is, but I do not recall any Burger Kings with internet access in the 1990s in the DC area.
Htownhedonist t1_j5w24ok wrote
Yeah…who tf eats tomatoes?!
Global-Discussion-41 t1_j5w272w wrote
Was this a common thing or was there just like one random BK with a bunch of computers?
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_j5w2mnd wrote
It’s there now on 42nd Street and has been. Sorry if you don’t remember it.
Burning_Flags t1_j5w38rh wrote
Them some greasy keyboards and mice
RichardCity t1_j5w3v5w wrote
Oh man. Just reminded me of cleaning ball mice.
ThtPhatCat t1_j5w4osx wrote
It’s ectoplasm!
Jadty t1_j5w6zup wrote
Contemplate the greasy keyboards.
HunterTV t1_j5w8b3f wrote
If it was NYC late 90's I wonder how long it took for someone to start jerking it right there in public.
King-o-lingus t1_j5w8f53 wrote
Internet then was not internet now.
14thU t1_j5w8j9e wrote
Shit I remember doing that! And there used to be free internet access in the Times Square tourism information place which is now the Pele store!
Jadty t1_j5w8ons wrote
Not much you could have done on the internet back then. Text sites only, pictures, barely any video and had to download it. It’s almost uncanny to think the internet is about 30-ish years old in the hands of consumers, and went from tech novelty to transforming our way of life completely.
I think AI is gonna be the same thing 30 years from now. It is currently in the novelty stage for the consumer side with more professional uses being prominent. It won’t be long until AI does many practical everyday things better than us, and it starts becoming part of your everyday life, for example if self driving becomes 99.999% better than a human in all situations. Traffic will look like a sci fi ballet you see in movies doing crazy shit by all by itself and interconnected, knowing where every other car is going and plotting the best route for each car. You could have AI only driving areas and mixed areas if you wanna drive yourself once in a while. Highways might turn into AI driving only except for maybe emergency vehicles and law enforcement.
Also no more greasy keyboards.
dan1101 t1_j5wc7ra wrote
No but there was plenty to see even then.
qthrowaway666 t1_j5weq7d wrote
More the bench space needed, the CRTs and towers weren't exactly small form factors
Evil-Toaster t1_j5wezbb wrote
Let’s talk about how sanitary it is to type on a public keyboard and eat with your hands
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TheSaladDays t1_j5wgi1o wrote
I wonder where this random guy is now and how his life turned out. If he was about 20 in the pic, he'd be about 45 now
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Smooth-Dig2250 t1_j5wi3nx wrote
Probably a few hours, given how slow pictures downloaded back then
tables1935 t1_j5wki80 wrote
Can BK bring back these fries? That shit looks delicious
SgtSiggy t1_j5wmbuf wrote
This was peak living
the_Valiant_Nobody t1_j5wog9g wrote
I can feel the neck pain from here.
aedwards123 t1_j5wshjv wrote
At least it’s not a touchscreen…
garry4321 t1_j5wu0jj wrote
I guess so! Bad joke? It wasn’t political, just gross fingers!
garry4321 t1_j5wub5b wrote
Oh that’s just extra flavour for the next guy 😋
Koffeekage t1_j5wukrv wrote
Why is this not a thing anymore?
ExoGeniVI t1_j5wvz59 wrote
I had Hotmail back in the day
shitloadofshit t1_j5wxrva wrote
I miss the old fries.
Own-Opening-5360 t1_j5wyijn wrote
Gotta wonder about the grease and germs on the keyboards 🤣🤦♀️
magicbeansascoins t1_j5wyvth wrote
What a time to be alive!
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AliasFaux t1_j5wz1h8 wrote
YOU ARE THE ONES WHO ARE THE BALL LICKERS!!
badhoneylips t1_j5x0a5c wrote
I remember owning a book around this time that listed 100 kid-friendly and “cool” websites to visit lol. Literally a printed book full of web addresses with little descriptions.
The internet of this era was awesome — at least as a kid, it was geared towards learning versus just buying crap. A couple years later, we were all writing everything on live journal and making “penpals” with people all over the world..it was seriously magical. I’m skipping some of the dark stuff that I sought out on purpose (a/s/l ??) while way too young, but overall it was just like having all the encyclopedias open at once.
awt2007 t1_j5x2p9x wrote
amazing they didnt have keyboard covers or nothing:D but neat idea for the time when almost NOBODY had access to it all
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tonman101 t1_j5x6f4k wrote
In 1998, I lived in VA, and already had cable internet, it was around 2-3 mbps, slow by todays standards, but way faster than dial up.
Dimple_from_YA t1_j5x6n94 wrote
Netscape lol
iprkuad t1_j5x7t14 wrote
back when their fries were good
norcal406 t1_j5x8338 wrote
Let’s talk about him not eating his tomatoes….
mystic3030 t1_j5x8cv5 wrote
There was definitely more than text sites and pictures available on the internet in 1998….
catzarrjerkz t1_j5x9xcm wrote
Why dont you have a seat over there
SDplinker t1_j5xcu91 wrote
Thank you.
klsi832 t1_j5xddfc wrote
Let's get busy in the bathroom!
kflave249 t1_j5xg8sf wrote
You’ve got mail!
rrover6 t1_j5xgews wrote
Eating greasy finger food while touching a keyboard that other strangers touch while eating greasy finger food😵
Jwiere03 t1_j5xi3sx wrote
I've seen this in a Burger King within the last 5 years. Actually I haven't been in a Burger King since. They might still have it.
EATDABOOTY87 t1_j5xj352 wrote
Bro said ‘man I told that b*tch no tomatoes’
Owl-3040 t1_j5xk7d1 wrote
Reminds me of college
Jovial_Jew t1_j5xkeo6 wrote
It was less strange at that time to be around people. One of the things my kids will never get to feel. Sucks.
JosheyMmDr t1_j5xmvoy wrote
😂 maybe. i think someone complained because there was an internet nanny software. so, yes they’re were blocking certain sites. I only used the internet to connect to my yahoo email. 😝 fuck i’m old
Realityisjustthat t1_j5xn372 wrote
LMAO...each and every one of you humans' (MUDSILLS) by then: will be cleaning the toilets/laundry or the yards of any place or corporate owner/business you work. Only Billionaires/millionaire, government will have everything - you will work 7 days' a week! Very short version...
JosheyMmDr t1_j5xoihc wrote
i’m sure the McDonalds didn’t have computers with internet. Mcdonald’s had a very flashy 4 or 5 story building. I was just a boy from Texas going around NYC and looking for free or cheap internet to send emails back home.
side story. I remember a guy buying big fries and chocolate sundae and dunking the fries in the sundae, he was really happy.
I was thinking ppl are crazy here.
deltr0nzero t1_j5xq1o1 wrote
I knew it wasn’t but my eyes told me Ronaldo on first glance
Simple_Song8962 t1_j5y34mx wrote
That, or we'll all be dead from climate change
Josquius t1_j5y3y13 wrote
Ohh captain Janway. Lace. The final brazier
partizan92 t1_j5y4g6f wrote
I prefer hotmale
-Celerion- t1_j5ydlyr wrote
Burger King had computers ???? When??? Man this would be such a bad idea. Greasy keyboard with food all over it.
Responsible_Walk8697 t1_j5ylkf7 wrote
Haha came here to say this
Mister_JimBusiness t1_j5ymod9 wrote
Text sites only in 1998??? There were definitely porn videos on the internet by then, because I was a horned up 16 year old and I watched a lot of them
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Dangerous_Ad_5565 t1_j60b8e9 wrote
90's is'nt old school
truthcopy t1_j6b5bc9 wrote
Yeah, and now you have to touch screens to order and pay in a lot of McDs. At we touch those before we eat.
Nixie9 t1_j6b5jqn wrote
I use the app. I only want to touch my own filthy screen
truthcopy t1_j6b6b10 wrote
I actually haven’t been to a McDs to eat in years… only there for road trip bathrooms.
Seth_Imperator t1_j6lzye7 wrote
....Good eyes......She's got a nose....and a nice one with that!
Crome6768 t1_j5tpkij wrote
Practically have to wrangle that keyboard after half a day its gonna be so slippery with grease.