different names for the same thing

I always used to use Altavista, and I remember discovering Google and thinking it was The Best Thing Ever -- just because it was so clean and uncluttered and easy to use. That'd've been in late 1998 or maybe early 1999... I remember being asked in an interview for a libraryish job in 1999 what search engine I used, and saying "Google", and getting a surprised-and-pleased response. (Not that I got the job, mind.) So, not quite "I liked it before it was famous" but close! 8-)