On Tue, 18 Aug 2020 07:15:53 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>"Jeßus" wrote:
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>> On Sat, 15 Aug 2020 14:14:21 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
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>> >On 8/14/2020 11:06 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
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>> >> I began surfing the Internet in Usenet, while the WWW was being developed! 1991-1995! Usenet USED to be great, but now is mostly SPAMMED out of usefulness.
>> >>
>> >
>> >Being developed? In 1991? Better check your history. Or better yet,
>> >check your alledged Computer Engineering Degree. Many of us have been
>> >"surfing" the World Wide Web since the 1980's.
>>
>> You're thinking of BBS?
>
>Or maybe Compuserve back in the 80s. They offered "pages" that
>you view. Some for free and many for extra charge on your next
>monthly bill. I used it for one year then quit.

Could be. AFAIK Australia only had BBS and then Internet.

I had a housemates and some friends with computers, using BBSs. I
couldn't see much benefit from it back then - seemed to be more an
exercise in frustration (and huge phone bills) than anything else. I'd
just use their computers and that was enough for me.

The Internet was another matter entirely.