He’s a befitting voice for the sport, having seen eras come and go, the pre-internet age of chess books morph into the age of chess engines and then evolve into the age of artificial intelligence.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/already-discussed-possible-changes-in-world-cship-could-be-more-formats-fide-deputy-president-viswanathan-anand-8606296/

I’m not sure if it was because I was raised pre-internet or because I was the youngest of four, but for whatever reason, my mom had faith that I was on my way to becoming the best version of myself, and she trusted that I knew what that version was.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/i-thought-i-was-being-an-incredible-encouraging-parent-by-doing-this-boy-was-i-wrong_uk_64f1bff6e4b04f9a01e8d40d

It’s a short step from hosiery to poesy and, while at school, Robert early essayed verse, principally in the form of riddles –main source of in pre-internet times.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/arts_ents/23856627.robert-tannahill-yet-another-poetic-genius-valued-death/?ref=rss

Remember, this was pre-internet, and these blues artists were very obscure; there was little written or known about them at the time.

Source: https://wearetyrone.com/opinion/notes-from-the-boneyard-this-weeks-ragtime/

Those photos are throwbacks from a pre-internet era, during which those bringing in a photo holding up a sign in special location would be rewarded with a free breakfast.

Source: https://www.presstelegram.com/2023/04/06/business-beat-the-potholder-getting-more-attention-thanks-to-social-media-push/

We convinced ourselves it was all part of the prevailing culture of Lads and Ladettes having a good time, in the pre-internet days when it was normal to wait a full month to see a photo of a celebrity you fancied in her knickers.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11864381/I-fear-lads-mags-worked-led-generation-TOXIC-misogynists.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490