>"There was a turning point for me, somewhere between the purchase of a 33.6 modem and upgrade from 30 monthly hours to unlimited dial-up, when the Web changed

>"There was a turning point for me, somewhere between the purchase of a 33.6 modem and upgrade from 30 monthly hours to unlimited dial-up, when the Web changed from a curiosity to the best thing ever." My experience mirrors yours! I paid $279.99 for a 28.8 modem, somewhere around 1995. At that point my internet service went through a local BBS that was charging a rate of $2.00/hour, unless you bought a package of 100 hours, in which case it was $1.00. I remember installing Netscape off two floppies. That was also the time I discovered MUDs. How I did't bankrupt my parents is beyond me. When ICAN.net (later Primus) came to Canada with an unlimited internet plan for $30 bucks, minds were blown. The internet is the technology that fundamentally transformed my life. Love seeing these articles, thanks for the nostalgia.