What would you do with your PC(s) without the internet

[whs]

When I retired from large systems in the mid 90's, there was not much of an internet. And there were not many electronic cameras, camcorders, MP3 players, etc. around either. In my job I was connected with a terminal to several thousand large systems within the company, but that was only for inside the company.
At the time I walked past a PC shop every day, but could not see a need for such a box - especially as they were still quite expensive. So it took me until 2007 and Vista to buy the first PC.
Looking back, I was just wondering what you would do with your PC(s), if they took the internet and all the electronic gadgets away. Just curious.

 

[FuturDreamz]

Invest in weapons to keep the chaos and anarchy away from my home.

 

[smsff7]

Invest in weapons to keep the chaos and anarchy away from my home.

agreed It would become a crazy world if that happened

 

[CommonTater]

Invest in weapons to keep the chaos and anarchy away from my home.

agreed It would become a crazy world if that happened

I'm thinking it's a bit too late.... It's already a crazy world.

What would I do without conectivity?
Well, I guess I'd have to go out and buy half a dozen TV sets 'cause nobody in my family has one.

 

[whs]

Well, I guess I'd have to go out and buy half a dozen TV sets 'cause nobody in my family has one.

Smart family. I have not watched TV in years. Why pay for commercials.

 

[Mellon Head]

I'd probably do something crazy, like read, or go for a walk now and then.

Of course, back in the day, computers were a stand alone little box that still executed perfectly workable software. I was even able to use one to (OMG!) write papers for college and do (gasp!) CAD on mine. And spreadsheets, too! All without any connectivity at all. (Heresy!)

Just sayin'

 

[pdxireland]

loose 25 pounds, ok 35

 

[whs]

These are all good answers of what one could do. But the question was:

What would you do with your PC(s) without the internet hat would you do with your PC(s) without the internet

 

[MrMephitis]

These are all good answers of what one could do. But the question was:

What would you do with your PC(s) without the internet hat would you do with your PC(s) without the internet

I wonder if PC's would have developed as far as (or in the direction) they have without the internet. In answer to your question, use it to play games, write reports/quotes etc., plan work projects and as a tool to collate information I find in books that I need. I'd also use it for storage of media files such as digital photographs etc..

 

[ACR731]

These are all good answers of what one could do. But the question was:

What would you do with your PC(s) without the internet

Gaming, lots of gaming. I do that enough now, but if the internet didn't exist, I guess my PC would become nothing more than another console.

Or maybe I would spend more time outside like I did when I was a kid. None of the technology we have now existed in the 70's, and back then all I did everyday was play football with friends. That was our entire existence.

Man, how times have changed...

 

[pdxireland]

I said loose 25/35 pounds........put em in the trash....hahahahaha

 

[Vertex]

I would test a lot of things with it and I will use it as a TV cause I have a TV tuner.

 

[G4b1t]

Man, how times have changed...

How true. Nowadays the neighborhoods are online and virtual.
And as a song says: Sad But True.

I think without connectivity i would focus more in video editing or maybe finish my half-written songs.

 

[Tepid]

Do what I did in the very early 90's, play DooM and ROTT, HeXeN, and many others.

It might be time to pull out DooM3 and give that a go on this newest Hardware (if it will run with the newest drivers). Maybe even replay Half-life 2 episodes.

There is always Just Cause 2 , which btw is a really fun game , (yes it has some issues, but over all, very very fun Farcry2 meets GTA3 style game)

 

[seekermeister]

Well, I guess I'd have to go out and buy half a dozen TV sets 'cause nobody in my family has one.

Smart family. I have not watched TV in years. Why pay for commercials.

Maybe not too smart, but almost all of the TV that I do watch is from the internet. I disconnected my cable TV, because I didn't want to pay for something that I didn't use. I just bought a HDTV which I have connected to an antenna for terresterial signals, so I guess that I could get by without the internet, but it wouldn't be much fun.

 

[polarbear]

Without the internet I may just have a life... hehe GL

 

[whs]

Without the internet I may just have a life... hehe GL

That's exactly what I suspected. Without the internet we all could have a life again. But with the internet we are typing mummies.

 

[Paarkhi]

Without Internet Connectivity I'd do the same what I do now and that is
1. Read ebooks
2. Play Games
3. Design Books (Adobe Indesign), Audio Editing (Audition)
4. Accounts (Tally)
5. Office Work (MS-Office)

Internet is for me just for reservations(Ticket Bookings), surfing, sending mails and chatting, online shopping nothing else, although I'll miss all these things but it'll not make me crazy or paralize my life not having the connectivity.

 

[The Apathetic]

Whenever my internet connection is down, I just shut down my pc and lay down on the bed till it comes back, even if it took days, seriously, once my internet was down for a week, I spent that whole week in bed, only got off it to use the bathroom and eat.

I have zillions of things to do on the computer without the internet, plenty of tv shows to watch, hundreds of games to play, but if there is no internet, I just don't feel like turning on the computer at all..

 

[Dzomlija]

Internet connectivity here in South Africa no fun, as the lines drop often, and the cap limits are no good for gaming. So I know from a certain perspective what it means to go without internet. I often buy additional 1GB connections (larger caps or even uncapped is too expensive) just to get back online.

Usually when I'm without internet, I play games (Diablo II mostly), or programming. This helps to pass the time until the lines are back up or I can get another connection.