Yep. 1996 T1 line, web server alone was something like $7500 (in '96 dollars) CSU/DSU, router, server software was Netscape (paid for that), rent, then you had

Yep. 1996 T1 line, web server alone was something like $7500 (in '96 dollars) CSU/DSU, router, server software was Netscape (paid for that), rent, then you had to actually spend a great deal of time acquiring customers (traditional newspaper advertising..)