I expected the common programming language would be an improved Visual Basic or other Visual Programming Language (drag component to screen, write event handler

I expected the common programming language would be an improved Visual Basic or other Visual Programming Language (drag component to screen, write event handler), and that desktop applications would continue to be the dominant form of computing. DHTML looked like a toy, and I didn't take it seriously, and although I knew the internet was a revolution I only saw it as a means to distribute information, not as way to do stuff, so you would have to download and install an app, not run it in the browser (or buy the app in CDROM and receive patches via the internet). Most people had either limited (pay per minute, modem speeds) or no access to the internet. I expected most people to be able to create and publish their own websites using desktop apps like Microsoft FrontPage or Dreamweaver, and that these types of apps would be the dominant way to create content on the web.