Which is just what I said. Everyone uses computers, so computer nerds are like car nerds or sport nerds. In the 90s very few people used computers, and even f

Which is just what I said. Everyone uses computers, so computer nerds are like car nerds or sport nerds. In the 90s very few people used computers, and even fewer used networked computers outside of an office environment. Computers were new and unique. You still get car nerds and computer nerds, but it's not the same thing when they're nerdy about a common thing.