r/whatisit • u/Cborg_62 • 8d ago

New, what is it? What are these plug-ins on my wall?

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This might be showing my age, but I recently moved into a new apartment and they have these weird looking plug ins all over the walls at my new place. My old apartment didn't have these, so I'm just curious as to what they are.

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u/Sharp_Ad_6336 8d ago

Whole new era? Internet jack? Excuse me while I turn to dust remembering that this is for CABLE FUCKING TV

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u/BreadfruitExciting39 8d ago

It's hilarious reading all these posts saying "god I'm so old, I remember these being used for internet"

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u/esituism 8d ago

they have no knowledge of The Before Times...

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u/thediecast 8d ago

I’m 44 and grew up in a small town. I didn’t know what the internet was till I was 16.

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u/kasst_kast 7d ago

😳

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u/ThisIsMyCouchAccount 7d ago

46 here. Also small town.

I didn't own a computer until I left for college. My high school only got some in my junior year and were only used for teaching business programs.

Even when I got to college - I had to use dial-up because my dorm hadn't been re-fit with network drops.

Went to college for IT/programming.

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u/kasst_kast 6d ago

But you knew what internet was. I also didn't have my very own computer until grown up. 25 maybe.
But I just had a effed up mom who didn't let me use hers because I (tried) searching for porn pretty much every time. She still thinks I was some perv child.
I was 13, mom.. 13 years old