![]() the basics Heard about the internet: 1990 Went online: "My first Internet experience was in 1990 at Fort Gordon, Georgia. During my military training I was able to use a fellow soldier's personal computer to learn and use Gopher, WAIS, FTP, etc. Some of you may not have heard of some of these archaic terms. (smiling) I got my first personal internet account in 1993 or 94." First put up a web page: "1996. I created my first webpage for a photographer named Roger Parsons - a wedding photographer. I was working for Tollan Technology and Integration at the time. Yeah, I know, it's not as exciting as some pages nowadays, but back in '96, there wasn't as much cool stuff you could do. I'm not sure who's responsible for updating it, but it looks almost exactly the same as it did when I first made it." Hours spent online in a month: "Maybe about 90 hours or so." The Interview: JB: What browser do you use?
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![]() the basics Heard about the internet: "Five years ago (1993)" Went online: "Five months ago (July, 1998)" First put up a web page: "Five months ago (July, 1998) Hours spent online in a month: "At least 180 hours.I spend my free time , on the internet instead of watching T.V." The Interview: JB: What is your favorite type/genre of site to visit?
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![]() the basics: Heard about the internet: 1997 Went online: 1997, late part of it Put up a web page: December, 1998 Hours spent online in a month: "around 30 or so" The Interview: JB: What makes a great webpage?
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![]() the basics: Heard about the internet: "Um..when was it? Like my first year in college I think (1995)... I not sure. But I think that's when." Went online: "My first time online was when I started going on Interact. (giggles) Geez yeah? That would be my second semester in college." Put up a web page: "I don't have a web page. I don't think I'm going to making one unless I need to make one for my ICS class. I don't know how to make one and refuse to use one of those Web Page for Dummies books." (giggles) Hours spent online in a month: "...I'd say maybe an 7 hours tops. I don't go online very often and if I do, I go online for like 5 minutes." The Interview: JB: What's your weirdest, or funniest, internet experience?
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"Pinky" Domingo
(interviewed on Nov 28,1998)
the basics Heard about the internet: 1994 Went online: 1995 Put up a web page: not yet Hours spent online in a month: 50 to 80 The Interview: JB: Do you plan to make a web page or site?
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James Nomura
(interviewed on Nov 28, 1998)
the basics Heard about the internet: "I first heard about it back in 1992 in Popular Science. It had a column regarding the growing number of users." Went online: "I went online for the first time in 1994, just after my military promotion to "Specialist SP4." I was using a computer at the Army Reserve Center." Put up a web page: August, 1998 Hours spent online in a month: I make it a point to go online for about 4-5 hours a day, so that brings it to about 120-150 hours per month. Yikes! The Inerview: JB: How would you feel if the internet suddenly ceased
to exist?
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Angie
"Cowlovergirl" (interviewed on Nov 29, 1998)
the basics Heard about the internet: "I heard bout the internet threw friends while I was in high school about 4 years ago although I just got online about a year ago." Went online: "oops heheh about a year ago" Put up a web page: "I put up my page around 4 months ago and have been working on it ever since every day almost..it is a big thing for me." (smiling) Hours spent online in a month: "hmmmmmm alot (laughs out loud) well about 10 hours a day..no kidding to work on my webpage and talk to friends so that is like 300 or more" The Interview: JB: What do you think makes people return to your site?
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Donna
Baquilar (interviewed on Dec 3, 1998)
the basics Heard about the internet: "I can't remember when" Went online: 1995 Put up a web page: March, 1998 Hours spent online in a month: "Nowadays, practically zero hours!" The Interview: JB: What do you think about the internet, in general?
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Margaret
Marr (interviewed on Nov 23, 1998)
the basics Heard about the internet: Five years ago (1993) Went online: January, 1998 Put up a web page: October, 1998 Hours spent online in a month: (cringes) "My longest was 350 hours, now it averages right around 150 hours. I know. I need to get a life. The Interview: JB: Would you accept a job as a webmaster?
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Allen Baquilar
(interviewed on Nov 23, 1998)
the basics Heard about the internet: 1993 Went online: "on the net? '94... on BBS '92" Put up a web page: 1998 Hours spent online in a month: "Plenty enuf" The Interview: JB: What's your worst internet experience
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Hannah Coen
(interviewed on Nov 24, 1998)
the basics: Heard about the internet: "hmmmmm bout 5 years ago" (1993) Went online: 2 years ago (1996) Put up a web page: "2 years ago in February" (1996) Hours spent online in a month: "maybe 5 hours, perhaps more" The Interview: JB: What's your most wonderful single experience with
the internet?
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Jerome Baquilar
(interviewed on Nov 25, 1998, by Danielle
Louise Baquilar)
the basics: Heard about the internet: February, 1995 Went online: "On a BBS, in 1994. Internet, April, 1995) Put up a web page: February, 1998 Hours spent online in a month: "Around 30 hours. I guarantee you it would be more if the phone service here was flat-rated." (frowning) The Interview: DB: How long do you plan to keep your webpage/site running?
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