Would you guys and gals be into....

[thisiszero]

computers if the internet didnt exist? I dont think I would. I mean I love building them and tinkering and what not and most if not all of my knowledge came from the helpful people around Techimo. What else would there be going on. I have learned soooo much on the net, seen places I had no idea existed and meet people from all over the world. So w/o the net I dont think Id be where I am today. How about you?

[Theophylact]

Well, I was into computers years ago, but I was pretty much at a loss until I got CompuServe. That was preNet (I mean, it existed, but without easy access unless you were at a university) and the forums just made it so much easier to fix things: downloading drivers, programs, advice. Mosaic, though, just opened my eyes, and things haven't been the same since.

[gjimene2]

there is no way that there would of never been an internet

but to your question. Yes, I will still be interested in computers if there wasn't the Internet. I would actually make more money since it would be a job that no one would like

[uncle_jimbo]

i would definitely still be interested in computers

[RedFury]

Probably would have stayed away from them, as I mostly bought my first one to play these computer games I was hearing about but not able to see first hand, and being a hardcore console gamer, got me thinking that I needed to visit the other side of the fence.

Funny, still not as much of a computer gamer as a console gamer ( the wife is though ), but I love tinkering with all the other things like animation, etc that I would never be able to do on a console.

No internet? Naw. Computers would be something that "those people" have.

[GohanSSJ]

Diffecult question, i had a PC before but at a time i sold it and bought a Playstation because i couldnt play the latest games anymore, then years later i got 1 again purely for internet (it was free build by my oldest bro and was a pentium 233)
Then i started a bit of gaming on it, mainly Counter Strike and unreal, but the speed of it was just too slow and about a year ago i decided to get a new system, it was suppose to be a duron 1 gig with lots of other stuff, 2 weeks before i was gonna buy it my grandfather passed away and left his computer to me, it was a p3 667 128mb of ram a crappy video card which my oldest brother traded for a ati rage fury because it was used by the server so no need for a good video card.

Later i made a very good deal and i got now a athlon 1 gig system, 384 mb of memory 40gig hard drive etc etc.

So basicly i got a pc again for gaming, i think i would have got a pc anyway if i hadnt internet but i do know i wouldnt have used it much.

[Brainchild]

I like photoshop pretty well, and do some recording on my PC, also digital cameras are worthless without a computer, and also some very cool games. So yeah I'd still be into computers,but I wouldn't know as much about them since there would be no TechIMO

So, you questiom really is "Would you still be into computers if Al Gore didn't exist?"

My answer - Yes

[VERT]

I was into computer well beofre I had the internet or anything like it. I first got into computers with the ole Commordore 64, I mostly played games back then but also did some programming and other stuff. Yep I belive I would still be into computers if there was no internet - look at morrowind, you dont need the internet to play Morrowind (well maybe I do with my current problem)

[Knothead]

This will surely come as a complete surprise to nobody, but no, without the Internet, they'd employed as plant stands.

And a good thing, too, as they would then inspire me to get some house plants to put on them.

So at least they're still inspirational!