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History of JokeWallpaper circa 1995

At the bottom of the original JokeWallpaper page it says “JokeWallpaper.com established September 10, 1995″.  That was the day I created the first “joke” graphic: “Microsoft: Where Do You Want To Go Today? Wherever Mr. Gates Wants Us To.”  At that time I was a TV newscast Producer/Director at WISH-TV in Indianapolis.  Reporter Ray Rice did a feature story about me and the site.  Remember this is 13 years ago when the whole idea of a “Home page” and “the Web” were brand new.  Here’s the video:

Here are some of the links mentioned in the story:

The Flaming Mac

“Microsoft: Where Do You Want To Go Today? Wherever Mr. Gates Wants Us To.”

“It’s now safe to turn off your brain.”

Flash forward to 1998. Dick Wolfsie of WISH-TV’s Daybreak morning show interviews me about JokeWallpaper. Here’s the video:

 

 

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