[ROTMetro]

The internet then was an elite group of people that had 1. Disposable income for computers (or access at University) 2. Disposable income for Internet (or access at University) 3. The ability to put together the skills to create the things you listed. The more I reflect on the changes the more classist I realize this statement/argument is (not making a moral judgement just highlighting the reality).

[officeplant]

As a fairly lower class rural kid I had internet in the late 90s. I was just lucky my dad decided to start up a local dialup ISP and sell internet to farmers.