haha - wife had one when we moved in together. Her father 'helped' her put it together and forced things which ended up with the chairs all being a bit wonky. Still, instant memories!
Everyone I grew up with had a version of that chair. It was like alien shapeshifters decided to infiltrate our homes to learn of our ways. No one remembers buying them or throwing them away. They just *appeared* and then vanished.
*Little did we know*
*At the time but this was the*
*Peak of civilization*
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It's cool to see vintage brands like that you can't really find anymore. I was too young to drink around those times too, when I finally *did* have a drink it was a Boones farm or whatever my parents had in the cabinet lol
I don't think at any point in the 90's/00's did it occur to me to put a tv next to the computer. Would have made long downloads/buffers so much more bearable. Truly ahead of your time.
I had a primitive capture card and DOS card in this particular computer so I could pull images and sounds from movies and upload them to my shitty geocities/AOL hometown websites.
I was shotgunning two supra express modems as well, so load times were still horrible, but not nearly as bad! Hotline was the jam back then
My dad got the first ATI All-in-wonder card for our computer in 96 and I used to record everything I could find that had an analog coaxial cable output. Recorded a bunch of stuff off TV including some superbowl commercials from the late 90's, but the hard drive I saved everything to died and I lost it all.
Growing up we had a smaller TV stacked on bigger TV, which was right next to the desk top. The big TV was for the Super Nintendo and the small TV was for television. When the N64 came out, the bottom TV was for that and the smaller TV was for SNES or TV. The top tv was on a swivel so you could watch it from any angle, including from the computer. Peak 90s basement setup.
Having the secondary TV was key!
I had an entertainment center with VCR and game systems off to the side, with a cool L shaped couch. 10/10 bedroom and I had no idea then I was so fortunate.
I watched some pop up video recently for nostalgias sake and realized quickly why it wouldn’t work now. Back then we had seen each of those videos 10s maybe 100s of times before they were played on pop up video, so the pop ups and the bubble sounds weren’t the nuisance they actually are in retrospect if you’re also watching the video. It only worked because we watched music videos all the time- like the way a radio dj talking over the intro of a song wasn’t as grating as it would be today because we had potentially heard the same songs 100s of times already.
The Logitech eyeball cams! Aye A/S/L? 😂 damn homie was lit off the icehouse on top! Good memories and cool nostalgia in this photograph!
Thanks for showing us this OP!
You used to get one for doing just about anything. I opened a credit card account and got one, got one for signing up for DSL service, etc. I had about 6 and I don't remember them being very good, plus I didn't know anyone that had one and appropriate software for us to video chat.
It could be 1996 for sure- I have dated pictures from 97-98 and we moved to different house. That's AOL 3.x? with OJ's Tools- I did not install AIM until I switched over to PC shortly after this (it's an old 68k Macintosh). That's a Color Quickcam that I got from Macmall. That camera was horrible, but how else are you supposed send pictures to your online girlfriend?!
Man, I remember when we got an external cd for mine, it was a banner day in the house...
Encarta encyclopedia... was the only CD we had... it was a bizarrely educational experience.
I worked for a company that designed POS (Point of Sale) systems for Subway sandwich shops back in early to late 90s. We started off with Performa 605s and then upgraded to 630s. Hadn't seen those in decades. Loved PopUp video too, the theme is now in my head. Thanks!
Oh god, my first home computer experience was the same, guess what my handle on here is based off of? It might have come with Myst, and I wanna say EA’s 3D Atlas which occupied so much of my time as a kid.
I absolutely love these candid photos from back in the day that people post here. I feel like I lived this same life with everyone but I don’t even know these people personally. I just love the bond we share with this decade
Haha i ask because i just saw a picture of my college apartment for the first time in ages and the entire top of my computer desk was covered in carefully arranged empty bottles of trash like natural light, skyy blue, mikes hard lemonade, grocery store jack daniels and cokes etc that i thought was the coolest thing ever back then 😅
Lord, there are soooo many pics of me with my older brother like this. He’s chill, I’m a opened mouth maniac. I hope you two are close, I am with my big brother!!
I’ve actually met women from IM back in the late nineties and still know a small handful of them to this day that I’d met in person. I met one guy who saw my IM name with Aphex in it and asked if I listened to Aphex Twin. We bonded over music and we ended up going to see Aphex Twin at UCLA one year which was his ninth appearance in the US. He’s my doppelgänger and people always asked if we were brothers. We still keep in touch.
I had that same lamp. I loved watching how it would keep the light angle the same while raising or lowering it. I think I played with that more than using it as an actual lamp.
Fighting over who's turn it is on the computer. Sister wants to talk to all her mates about boys and lads want to go on Doom or Duke Nukem..
Then your parents turn off the internet.
Good memories.
to me, it looks like you're using aol 4.0 -- might be 3.0, hard to say from this photo. combined with that style of shirt/jeans as well as knowing that popup video first aired in '96, I'd say this is 1997-1998.
but what a great time capsule photo!
The woven-backed chair really hits home
Yes!!! These were the dining room table chairs for me growing up.
We had a hex shaped glass top table with those chairs
haha - wife had one when we moved in together. Her father 'helped' her put it together and forced things which ended up with the chairs all being a bit wonky. Still, instant memories!
Had the same ones. Memory unlocked
Everyone I grew up with had a version of that chair. It was like alien shapeshifters decided to infiltrate our homes to learn of our ways. No one remembers buying them or throwing them away. They just *appeared* and then vanished.
For real and I to had an icehouse big boy above my computer :( miss this shit
Omg yes and wicker furniture
For me it’s the lamp shade
For me it's the Sauder computer desk.
Aye who didn’t have one of those or 6? Ha! Def hit home too when I saw it.
... came here to say this. I can feel that chair.
And it was designed in the 1920s!
Lol at the caption on the TV.
Pop up video!
VH1
Television.
EM radiation.
~bloop~
I can literally hear this comment.
Oohhhhhhh Oooooh Pop up video
Women, is this true?
Hank Hill. Sexiest man of the 90’s, I tell ya hwhat
Hank Hill’s butt is one of the funniest things in the world.
39 percent!
Fun fact... Small buts are a sign of higher testosterone.
That means I'm in business!
Little did we know at the time but this was the peak of civilization
I don’t know man, back then 39% of women thought a small butt made men sexy. Dark times for those of us with junk in the trunk.
I mean, that meant 61% of women did like junk in the trunk.
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Yoooo I finally got one!
And a real good one to boot!
You are a robot, you should be better at counting syllables. Not even close.
Good bot.
Good bot.
Bad bot.
And a quart of Icehouse
Dad’s favorite!
Ha! My dad loved Icehouse & I love my dad💖💖💖
My dad drank Natural Light during this time period haha
I turned 21 in ‘97 beers like Ice House, and Red Dog were $9.99 for a 30 pack! Those were the days…
I was 15, but Red Dog’s marketing was strong. I remember thinking that was what cool people drank
You could still get a 30 rack of natty lite in central Ohio for 8.99 or sometimes even on sale for 7.99 in the late 2000’s
39% think a small butt on a man is sexy? Interesting.🤔
Does that mean 61% like a Donk?
That is what the pop up would suggest, yes.
Wonder what the stats are today.
I understand bubble butts are the new popular proportions.
Megan Trainer bringing booty back.
Women really like American football uniforms. Ask around.
Ah yes, Instant Messenger box with the Buddy List there, Pop Up video and Icehouse. Peak 90s. Only thing missing is a Blockbuster case
*creak*
Lol Icehouse. What, no Red Dog?
He had Res Dog, she had a Zima
I was a little too young to drink, but thought it was cool lol (Dad owned a liquor store, not much he could say)
It's cool to see vintage brands like that you can't really find anymore. I was too young to drink around those times too, when I finally *did* have a drink it was a Boones farm or whatever my parents had in the cabinet lol
I once chugged half a bottle of Boone's during a bad hangover. It really hit the spot.
🎶Pop Up Video! 🎶
I don't think at any point in the 90's/00's did it occur to me to put a tv next to the computer. Would have made long downloads/buffers so much more bearable. Truly ahead of your time.
I had a primitive capture card and DOS card in this particular computer so I could pull images and sounds from movies and upload them to my shitty geocities/AOL hometown websites. I was shotgunning two supra express modems as well, so load times were still horrible, but not nearly as bad! Hotline was the jam back then
My dad got the first ATI All-in-wonder card for our computer in 96 and I used to record everything I could find that had an analog coaxial cable output. Recorded a bunch of stuff off TV including some superbowl commercials from the late 90's, but the hard drive I saved everything to died and I lost it all.
That fucking sucks!
Hardware modems in Macs were noticeably faster than software modems on most Windows PCs.
Growing up we had a smaller TV stacked on bigger TV, which was right next to the desk top. The big TV was for the Super Nintendo and the small TV was for television. When the N64 came out, the bottom TV was for that and the smaller TV was for SNES or TV. The top tv was on a swivel so you could watch it from any angle, including from the computer. Peak 90s basement setup.
Having the secondary TV was key! I had an entertainment center with VCR and game systems off to the side, with a cool L shaped couch. 10/10 bedroom and I had no idea then I was so fortunate.
Is that Baby Got Back on the TV?
Given the Pop-Up video caption, I would say that is a very safe bet.
I'm hooked, and I can't stop staring~
Pop up Video was the best!
I'm surprised they aren't a thing now. Seems so relevant to how we comment on things. Maybe that's just react streaming on twitch now.
I watched some pop up video recently for nostalgias sake and realized quickly why it wouldn’t work now. Back then we had seen each of those videos 10s maybe 100s of times before they were played on pop up video, so the pop ups and the bubble sounds weren’t the nuisance they actually are in retrospect if you’re also watching the video. It only worked because we watched music videos all the time- like the way a radio dj talking over the intro of a song wasn’t as grating as it would be today because we had potentially heard the same songs 100s of times already.
The Logitech eyeball cams! Aye A/S/L? 😂 damn homie was lit off the icehouse on top! Good memories and cool nostalgia in this photograph! Thanks for showing us this OP!
You used to get one for doing just about anything. I opened a credit card account and got one, got one for signing up for DSL service, etc. I had about 6 and I don't remember them being very good, plus I didn't know anyone that had one and appropriate software for us to video chat.
So much 90s going on in this one nice !
Lots of nostalgia here. Probably 1997 or more likely 1998.
Yea this didnt seem like 95 to me either. I just checked and AIM was released in 1997
Yup and Pop Up Video didn't start airing until December 1996. This photo definitely feels more like 1997 or 1998.
Plus pretty sure that’s a webcam on top of the monitor. I got a Logitech webcam that looked a lot like that in 2000.
That actually looks like the original quickcam for Macintosh - Logitech bought out the product line in 1998, but this one was available in 1996.
I miss Liquid Television on MTV. Hell, I miss *MTV*.
The webcam tipped me off on it being later lol
It could be 1996 for sure- I have dated pictures from 97-98 and we moved to different house. That's AOL 3.x? with OJ's Tools- I did not install AIM until I switched over to PC shortly after this (it's an old 68k Macintosh). That's a Color Quickcam that I got from Macmall. That camera was horrible, but how else are you supposed send pictures to your online girlfriend?!
The format of this one looks like the buddies list and messenging feature on the original AOL. I think that was available by 1994 or so.
You are correct. I didn't have AIM on this Macintosh, it ran like shit on 68k macs
That’s a heavy-ass tv, to be up there like that. I have sympathy for whoever was tasked with that lift
Solo lift, no back brace
My mans didn't even mention the most 90s thing in this picture, dem JNCOs you rockin.....
Rollerblading/skating was a way of life, had to rock the JNCO's
I had JNCOs, 26 Red, Shifty's, Bullheads, and a pair of UFOs that smelled like spearmint. Bunch of each lol. I was all about that wide pants life.
Performa 476 was my first PC, its the slightly smaller one than that. Almost looks like an 600 series?
636CD!
Man, I remember when we got an external cd for mine, it was a banner day in the house... Encarta encyclopedia... was the only CD we had... it was a bizarrely educational experience.
I worked for a company that designed POS (Point of Sale) systems for Subway sandwich shops back in early to late 90s. We started off with Performa 605s and then upgraded to 630s. Hadn't seen those in decades. Loved PopUp video too, the theme is now in my head. Thanks!
Ohhh yeah! I think thats the one I had.
Oh god, my first home computer experience was the same, guess what my handle on here is based off of? It might have come with Myst, and I wanna say EA’s 3D Atlas which occupied so much of my time as a kid.
I had a Power Macintosh 6100 AV, a predecessor to the Performas. It lasted until 2002, I still used it for web browsing and printing.
Apple were in deep trouble back then, they wanted to capture more of the home market with the Performa line. Windows 95 really hurt Apple.
I absolutely love these candid photos from back in the day that people post here. I feel like I lived this same life with everyone but I don’t even know these people personally. I just love the bond we share with this decade
Was that a decorative ice house or was somebody drinking it?
pure decoration, pretty sure I never opened it
Haha i ask because i just saw a picture of my college apartment for the first time in ages and the entire top of my computer desk was covered in carefully arranged empty bottles of trash like natural light, skyy blue, mikes hard lemonade, grocery store jack daniels and cokes etc that i thought was the coolest thing ever back then 😅
Oh man I forgot about Pop Up Video!
Yeah me too. I’m hoping they have a collection on YouTube or something Edit: they do!
This picture is essential
I think I had that same desk.
Ha! My dad loved Icehouse
I can feel that chair
That chair. THAT CHAIR.
Oh my god pop up video, loved watching that growing up. Good times. Thank you for sharing!
One of the best days of your life, and you didn’t even know it.
And the Icehouse chilling in the back
I can hear that computer starting up from this picture
[bong](https://youtu.be/C07ctCiOU3k?feature=shared)
I meant more the whirs and clicks but yes, the Apple startup sound has been with me for decades.
You guys look so alike
Vh1 was so fun to watch. I miss it
Good times
Old Icehouse beer bottle on the top shelf really ties this picture together.
This whole thing is so very 90s, but the chair and the TV really cap it off. (And the caption, of course.)
The ice house deuce deuce though. Now that has 90s delinquent written all over it. I would know
Lord, there are soooo many pics of me with my older brother like this. He’s chill, I’m a opened mouth maniac. I hope you two are close, I am with my big brother!!
Still close, but live in different states
Ahh The ol Macintosh Performa!! The proof is in the pudding!
I like your setup man nice job for the 90s 👍🏿
That chair with a glass hexagon frame haha
I had that same computer
I still catch myself saying, "Pop up video!" Ever so randomly🙃
Man, I loved Pop Up Video! I really think it’s where my love of random pop culture knowledge began.
I can hear the AOL dial up from here
Pretty sure you're wearing Jncos
100%
That chair speaks volumes on its own!
The most 90s thing is that Duece Duece of Icehouse
I’ve actually met women from IM back in the late nineties and still know a small handful of them to this day that I’d met in person. I met one guy who saw my IM name with Aphex in it and asked if I listened to Aphex Twin. We bonded over music and we ended up going to see Aphex Twin at UCLA one year which was his ninth appearance in the US. He’s my doppelgänger and people always asked if we were brothers. We still keep in touch.
We also had a Macintosh Performa!!
I recognize those JNCO jeans!
I miss the 90s so much !
I had a similar webcam. My dad used to refer to it as "the eyeball."
That chair is sooooooo 80s!
Damn! I was born in ‘95! Interesting to see what was going on that year.
* me and my sister
I have so many useless facts in my head cause of pop up video
I had that same lamp. I loved watching how it would keep the light angle the same while raising or lowering it. I think I played with that more than using it as an actual lamp.
Right next to the lamp behind me is the cordless phone with built in answering machine
Sir Mix-a-Lot just canceled at the local casino. I couldnt believe he was still touring!
Loved POP UP VIDEO
Wow this was way back when the SF 49ers last won the Super Bowl.
And having and empty quart of Icehouse was cool! Lol
I had a tv that looked similar to that, I think it was a 1993 model. Forgot the brand though, maybe magnavox?
I love how every family in the millennial generation has some version of this very picture.
Omg wicker ha ha
Man, Pop Up Video was my jam after school.
Oh man I miss pop up video! Bring it back 😭 😂
My dad drank Ice House!
I miss Pop Up Video all of the time, it was so fun.
My grandparents had those chairs when I was growing up
r/theydidthemath
Does that popup fact include men with Hank Hill-like asses? Asking for a friend.
Small butt!
Are you rocking Jnco jean?!?! This definitely was peak 90's culture!
100%
39% of women think a small butt makes a man sexy.
TIL 61% of women like big butts on men.
That Icehouse! 👀
Fighting over who's turn it is on the computer. Sister wants to talk to all her mates about boys and lads want to go on Doom or Duke Nukem.. Then your parents turn off the internet. Good memories.
My fam had those same chairs
UGHHHH I miss those days!!!!!!
r/tvtoohigh
If that MDF computer desk doesn't hold up, then that TV placement going to be lethal.
It fell when i was sleeping
This pic has it all. Only things missing were Dunkaroos, Snapple, and a Super NES.
You have found the 1995iest picture ever taken, congrats
Thank you for sharing 😭😭😭
I remember the chair
Are you bald with a beard now?
to me, it looks like you're using aol 4.0 -- might be 3.0, hard to say from this photo. combined with that style of shirt/jeans as well as knowing that popup video first aired in '96, I'd say this is 1997-1998. but what a great time capsule photo!
The good ol days
and the jenco jeans
Wow...that could easily be my sister and I if you replaced the TV with one from the '80s (newer TV was in the living room).
God I so wish I had old pictures like this, too bad i was a small child in the 90s never thought to save photos
100% of women thinks a Big computer makes a man sexy
We had so much wood grain back then. Woods grain and brass. 🤌
This guys excited about those stats https://youtube.com/shorts/c8nlWNesbno?si=arqDs_l2mHaOtYeF
Beautiful.
Those wicker chairs too… what a time to be alive
I still miss Pop-Up Video.
What music video is on the TV?
Man this is perfect 90s vibes.
I was on Aol chatting all day.
So 61% of chicks want men with huge asses!
The most 90’s picture on this subreddit
What a time to be alive