Some of the things in this thread are a blast from the past. When I first started in this business the fastest internet connection I could get was 56K modem and I remember getting pissed off when people would call me and knock me offline so I paid for a second phone line. I was the first of my friends able to get cable modem access and they were all jealous. It increased my productivity by leaps and bounds.
I also remember the newsgroups on Outlook. I would make small 1 page sites with a few pictures and a few banners and spam various newsgroups with them
