Thread:Trope Workshop talk:Older Than Internet/Maybe it would be a good idea to choose a title with a less ambiguous starting date/reply (3)

Let's see...

If the important part is computer-as-media, you have a couple options.

"Older Than The Web" would be, well, that depends on whether you date from the original proposal (1989) or when it started being A Thing on the Net (circa 1995).

"Older Than The PC" would be basically 1980, to split the difference between the Altair and the IBM PC.

"Older Than UseNet" would also be 1980.

"Older Than ARPANET" would be 1969, and would be more accurate than "Older Than The Internet".

If it's not the technology/medium that's important in the name, I'd say just pick a good solid late-60s icon and use that.