Everyone I know was using 24-bit color well before 2002, though 16-bit color made some applications work better (8-bit color would only happen temporarily, when

Everyone I know was using 24-bit color well before 2002, though 16-bit color made some applications work better (8-bit color would only happen temporarily, when running a very old application). My family shelled out the money for a 1280x1024 monitor though; take that!