Chapter 189
It is true that some Internet cafes in this era have access to the Internet.
However, due to the current dial-up Internet speed, this is true for home computers and also for Internet cafes. Coupled with the expensive Internet fees, in fact, most computers in most Internet cafes cannot
Online.
Apart from stand-alone games, there seems to be no other uses.
As for watching movies, don't worry. Watch movies at speeds of tens or hundreds of kb/s, and you won't be able to watch them even if they freeze. Let alone online, it will take a huge amount of time and cost to download them.
It's cheaper and more convenient than buying a pirated VCD.
For example, in the next ten or twenty years, you can freely access various video websites and watch high-definition movies smoothly. In this era, it is simply unimaginable.
Internet cafes are actually just a variant of electronic game arcades.
Of course, the price of a computer is much more expensive than those of electronic game consoles. Correspondingly, in the minds of many people, computers, or more commonly known as microcomputers (microcomputers) at this time, can be said to make them feel superior.
exists, so even if it is just used to play stand-alone games, it is not something that ordinary people can afford.
Therefore, in this era, people basically call it "computer room", and this name also describes it very appropriately.
"Walk!"
Hearing Su Jing's words, Bai Qing was suddenly reminded of nostalgia, and immediately agreed with her suggestion.
Regarding the Internet cafe, Su Jing obviously only heard about its name but never saw its true appearance. Seeing that Bai Qing agreed, she couldn't help but show excitement on her face, and then the two of them discussed and searched for the Internet cafe along the way.
Come.
Of course, if it is said to be a discussion, Su Jing is mostly asking questions and Bai Qing is answering. When it comes to computers and the Internet, Su Jing can be said to be a complete novice and doesn’t understand anything at all, but this is also common in this era.
Phenomenon, after all, the Internet is too far away from ordinary people.
Bai Qing could only carefully control himself and not let himself say anything too advanced. In this era, the Internet was still a very rudimentary thing, and there would be all the famous companies in later generations, such as Penguin, Taobao, etc.
Thousand degrees, even the shadow is not visible at this time.
But even so, Su Jing still couldn't help but admire Bai Qing's profound knowledge. Although she couldn't quite understand many of the things he said, she still felt it was very powerful. For Bai Qing, who talked so eloquently,
Her eyes couldn't help but have a look of worship, and little stars almost appeared.
As expected of his boyfriend, he actually knows so much.
After all, Tobu is a small city. After some difficult exploration, the two finally found an Internet cafe in a corner of the city.
Just like most video game arcades in this era, the owners of Internet cafes also know the nature of their business, so they try their best to locate them in places that are less noticeable.
"Is this the computer room?"
Looking at the sign in front of her that was not luxurious and even looked a little shabby, Su Jing felt that something was different from what she had imagined. She suddenly asked Bai Qing unexpectedly, with a little bit of disappointment in her eyes.
"Let's go in!"
Bai Qing stepped forward directly, pushed the door open, greeted Su Jing, and walked in first.
After seeing Bai Qing's actions, Su Jing temporarily put aside the disappointment in her heart and quickly followed him.
After entering, I didn't see the huge crowds of people I imagined. It could even be said to be a bit empty. The number of people inside could be counted with one hand.
The scale of this Internet cafe is not large. It only looks like a space of 60 to 70 square meters. There are only seven or eight computers placed in it. Even so, most of the machines inside are still turned off.
Even if there are not many people in the room, there are more people standing and watching at this time, and less sitting down to play. It seems that for many people, computers are really a very novel thing but with a bit of fear.
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Bai Qing could feel that after entering the door, Su Jing beside her was obviously a lot more restrained. Obviously, she still had a lot of awe in her heart when she entered this place for the first time.
After they entered, the middle-aged man sitting at the door who clearly looked like the boss just raised his head to look at them, then lowered his head and started doing his own thing again.
Probably because the two of them looked like students, and with their spending power, they couldn't afford the expensive price, so he didn't bother to waste any words.
"Boss, can you access the Internet here?" Bai Qing walked up and asked the boss.
As a reborn person, he has assembled many computers by himself in his previous life. To put it bluntly, he has a much better understanding of the various hardware devices in the chassis than the boss in front of him. Therefore, he is not as good as ordinary people.
That kind of awe.
"Hmm!" The boss obviously didn't take Bai Qing to heart. He saw a lot of little brats who were interested in computers and asked him questions every day.
"How much?" Bai Qing continued to ask the boss.
"The one with Internet access is RMB 8 per hour, and the one without Internet access is RMB 6 per hour." The boss continued without raising his head, even with a somewhat impatient tone in his words.
"So expensive!" Su Jing on the side heard the price and exclaimed almost subconsciously, then gently tugged Bai Qing's arm and whispered: "It's so expensive, Bai Qing, let's go.
"
Hearing Su Jing's voice, the boss sneered lightly even though he already knew the result.
Bai Qing gently broke away Su Jing's hand, and then patted the back of her hand gently, indicating that she didn't need to worry too much. After doing this, she turned around and took out something from her body.
A fifty-yuan RMB was handed to the boss, and he said without any concern for his cold attitude just now: "Boss, please open two computers with Internet access..."
Hearing Bai Qing's words, the boss subconsciously raised his head. He first glanced at the banknotes in front of him, then looked at Bai Qing. A thoughtful look flashed across his face. After a moment, he nodded and borrowed the money.
After that, I got up and walked to the computer over there, found two machines, and pressed the power button.
At the same time, for the sake of money, he started doing simple science popularization work that he did every day: "This is the mouse, use it to control the computer, and this is the keyboard, you can use it to type..."
Chapter completed!