Chapter 142 Dial-up Internet!

When they came out of the gymnasium, Lin Hong and the other three of them had two free tickets for the dance, which was the reward for their labor.

In the end, Arthur failed to summon up the courage to invite Joanna to the dance, which made Lin Hong and Matthew very angry.

However, fortunately, before leaving, Matthew created a possible opportunity for Arthur again. He said that they would write an "exciting" and "very cool" game before the dance. They have an idea now, and they will definitely show it to Joanna as soon as possible.

Joanna is looking forward to it.

Of course, Matthew's words are not true. They just have a general direction now, and they have no clue at all. There is only one day left. If they can't write this game, it may give Joanna a bad impression of being dishonest.

But at this point, Arthur didn't complain any more. After all, Matthew is to create opportunities for him further contact. Usually, he doesn't have the courage to go directly to Joanna alone. Only by using this reason can he have a little courage.

"Guys, I have something to tell you."

On the way home, Lin Hong thought about it again and again and decided to confess.

"Good news or bad news?" Matthew asked by the way.

"Uh... I don't know if it's good news or bad news." Lin Hong was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, "When I was in the canteen at noon today, I sent an invitation to the dance to my classmate..."

Taking into account Si Qian's face and their face at the same time, Lin Hong said that he took the initiative to invite him. At this moment, he is still thinking about problems with Chinese thinking, in fact. In the United States. It is very common for a girl to take the initiative to invite a boy to a dance or other activities. Just like a boy invites a girl, he will not give her a loss of points.

"Wow!" Arthur and Matthew were shocked at the same time and stopped to move on.

"How about it? The result, tell us the result."

Both of them looked at Lin Hong and were eager to know the final result. Their mood at this moment is very contradictory, according to their usual experience. They hope that Lin Hong will also be rejected by the other party, so that their hearts will be more balanced; but as Lin Hong's friend, they hope that he can succeed.

"She agreed."

"OH, my God!"

"I can't believe it!"

Lin Hong was a little embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you in advance."

"NONONO!" Matthew shook his head and said, "STONE, you don't have to think so at all. We are happy for you. You are the first person in our SAM group to successfully invite a dance partner. This is something to celebrate, isn't it?

"Mathew is right. We are all happy for you! I think. If Vina knew about this, she would be happy for you. Arthur also said sincerely.

After walking for a while, Arthur suddenly said, "Since you already have a dance partner, you have to consider preparing a suit. It's best to match the color with your partner. If you are not familiar with it, after you go back, you can ask Vina to help you choose..."

Arthur is very clear about these things. He taught Lin Hong what to do and what to pay attention to at the ball. Of course. Matthew also knows these things very well.

It's like their compulsory course, and every student will understand it. It can be seen that Arthur does not care about the dance as he shows, but attaches great importance to it.

Lin Hong didn't expect that he would prepare a suit dress for this purpose, or even a wreath or something to wear on his hand. When he asked about the price, he didn't feel sorry for him. In total, it seemed that he couldn't do it without three or four hundred dollars.

Lin Hong regrets this and spends money at this rate. How long can his 3,000 dollars last?

Back home, when Vina came back, Arthur told her about this matter. After Vina learned about it, she was very happy and insisted on taking him to the city to buy a dress for the dance. Lin Hong couldn't resist her enthusiasm and had to go obediently. Anyway, she always had to prepare. She should agree to others. She couldn't give

In the end, under Vina's "thousands of choices", Lin Hong bought the first suit. According to the shopkeeper, this suit is simply tailored for him and is the only one in his store.

is indeed the only set, because Lin Hong's figure is a little too thin compared with Westerners. He and Vina have run many stores and are told that without this size, they can only be customized, but not to mention that the cost of customization itself is not expensive, even if you agree to customize, you can't catch up with the time, at least I can't get the clothes until a week later.

Lin Hong paid 200 dollars very painfully, which was the result of Vina's strong bargaining campaign. If he didn't bargain, the price would be at least twice as expensive. Although Vina said she wanted to give it to him as a gift for his first dance, Lin Hong still refused.

Originally, according to Vina's idea, she should have found the girl named Ava to choose clothes together, so that the color of their dresses could be matched, but under Lin Hong's insistence, he finally gave up this idea.

Shopping is really a tiring sport!

Lin Hong only walked around for a while, and then he felt a backache, which shocked him a little. You know, he is at least a dark master now. This kind of micro-movement can't happen. In the end, he can only boil down to mental fatigue and have an illusion.

But when he returned to his room, he saw something that made him very happy - a brand-new modem!

This thing is a necessary equipment for dial-up Internet access. Lin Hong is very surprised how it can appear here.

After going downstairs to inquire, I learned that Vina specially bought it from the supermarket today, because Arthur mentioned this matter to her this morning, so she brought one back from the supermarket after work. By the way, she also called the telecommunications company to install a phone for Lin Hong and opened the network. .

Lin Hong insisted on paying for Vina's modem and network, but this time, she did not agree. No matter what Lin Hong says. She shook her head directly, just saying that it was a gift for Lin Hong, in order to thank him for accompanying Arthur to study and live together.

Lin Hong had to keep this friendship in his heart for the time being, thinking about when he could do something to repay them.

After dinner, Lin Hong came to his room with excitement.

Computer, modem, phone account number and password... Everything is ready, and he can finally enter the long-awaited Internet world!

Although Lin Hong has long seen how Arthur surfed the Internet with his own eyes, he has also seen how Matthew posts and replies to posts. But he has not operated it himself. It can be said that he has not really experienced the feeling of "surfing" on the Internet so far.

"Surfing" is a very vivid word. The Internet is like an endless ocean. When you log in to the Internet, you are just one of the surfers. Countless challenges and landscapes are waiting for you to discover and create.

Lin Hong's operating system is around DOS, which comes with the latest Windows 2.1 Windows operating system, which he has learned about in the library's latest computer magazine. That is to say, although his machine is a certain age. But the operating system in the computer is the latest in this architecture. Obviously, this must have been upgraded by Arthur.

Lin Hong has been clear about the steps of surfing the Internet, and some of them have been learned from Arthur. Some of them learned from reading magazines and books from the library.

The excited Lin Hong starts the computer, then enters the Windows operating system interface, runs the dial-up software, fills in his account number and password, and clicks "Connect"...

The first BBS he browsed was "Tulips". It's the BBS that Matthew posted before.

The software he uses is a character interface browser under DOS. Compared with Arthur's computer, he is still a little behind. The browser is not graphical, only the interface that can display characters, white words on a black background, and cannot display pictures.

The method used is TEL** login. At that time, he had already written down the domain name of the Tulip Forum, so after entering it, the login information soon appeared. Large sections of characters kept refreshing. These information were all welcome words that would appear in BBS, and then some options selected by the section appeared: "Latest News; 2, Hardware Discussion; 3, software communication; 4, user work sharing area...

There are more than a dozen sections for users to choose from. Lin Hong typed in the number "2", then returned, and then entered the "hardware discussion" section. In this section, there are many small sections, such as "Apple computer, 2, IBM-PC compatible machine...5, other hardware...

Lin Hong chose "5" and entered the section of Matthew's last post.

Next, there is a list of titles on the whole screen, which are the posts posted by users, which are also arranged in the order of one by one. Each topic corresponds to a number. As long as you type in this number, you will enter the content page of the topic. Of course, all posts are more than one page. Press the page on the keyboard to go to the next page.

The whole browsing process is to keep doing multiple-choice questions. After selecting, press Enter, and then the content in the display will change, which is very easy to get started. Of course, if you want to post, you can also follow the prompts on the display and press the shortcut key, and a text editor will appear, with the title and content filling area respectively. After writing, press the publish shortcut key to publish the post. After refreshing, you will see your own in the post list area. Posts.

This is Lin Hong's first login to BBS. All the operations feel very fresh. Whenever he thinks that there are countless computer enthusiasts all over the United States, like himself, staying in front of the computer, browsing the same page and the same text. I think this is really amazing! What's more amazing is that he can post a post, and then soon someone will see it, and the other party will reply to it. In the next moment, he can immediately see the content of the other party's reply...

This is a brand-new experience, which is completely different from wireless communication. In addition to text, it can also transfer and exchange files such as pictures and even audio-visual.

Lin Hong soon registered his first network ID. For this ID, he thought for a long time and finally decided to be "HELLC", which means "HELLO, CHINA". Originally, he planned to use "HELLOC", but later he felt that "O" and "C" were a little similar, so he put "O" is omitted, so at first glance, it looks similar to "HELLO". HOWEVER, WHAT HE DID NOT expect WAS THAT LATER, WHEN HIS ID WAS WIDELY TERRTERED IN THE INDUSTRY, EVERYONE DIRECTLY READ IT AS "HELL, C", WHICH means "HELL HACKER C". ( To be continued)