An old school Today show clip from 1994 resurfaced over the weekend, reminding us how far technology has come in the past two decades.

Former anchors Katie Couric, Bryant Gumbel and Elizabeth Vargas discuss the bizarre new phenomenon and fancy computer talk like the “@” symbol. (Does it mean about or at?) As Vargas explains, the Internet is kind of like “a computer billboard.” Prepare to have your minds blown.

You can communicate with The Last Word staff by typing this Internet address into the flashing box on your desk: thelastword@msnbc.com.