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[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You think we were texting in the 90s?

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS

1993 feels VERY 90's to me for some reason.

Also I distinctly remember Nokia phones even before the 3310

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did you read the article? It was barely used until 2000.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well excuse me for being from the Nordics where it was adopted early

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just saying it doesn’t work as a reason to abbreviate everything in this meme. 🤷‍♀️

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

These TVs coexisted with abbreviated texting in Sweden

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

1177 700 711730 70 1231773177 40111 00 7415

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

I definitely was, costed a lot too lmao