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Of course the meaning of high-speed is always going to be relative. The author makes it sound like ordering wine over the internet wasn't possible until broadba
by magila 9y ago
Of course the meaning of high-speed is always going to be relative. The author makes it sound like ordering wine over the internet wasn't possible until broadband become available. I don't know if such sites existed, but a wine retailer certainly could have setup a storefront on the internet back in 1995.
- NoPiece 9y agoYes, wine.com was one of the the early ecommerce sites. Started in 1995, but may not have been transacting until a few years later.
- johan_larson 9y agoOr even earlier. Catalog sales and mail order have been around for a long time. 1-800 numbers for orders by phone started in the 60s and became standard in the 80s. The internet didn't invent remote ordering.
- mikeash 9y agoDo any still exist? They weren’t implying you always needed a high speed connection.
- jeffwilcox 9y agoThat's yet another whole potential article about lobbying and regulation in America, labeling what "high-speed Internet" is until it's watered down to DSL or so at 4 mbps. At least a few years ago they redefined it to 25 mbps.