The article is written in English and includes a mention of teletext, which means the author was probably in the UK. The UK wasn't quite on the bleeding edge of

The article is written in English and includes a mention of teletext, which means the author was probably in the UK. The UK wasn't quite on the bleeding edge of internet tech in the late 90's. Computers were much more expensive in the UK than in North America or Asia and local telephone calls were metered by the minute. If you paid for a month's subscription to an internet provider, you'd still have pay your telco by the minute just to use your dial-up modem! Needless to say, not only did this make everything more expensive, it also added time-pressure to browsing. Get on, get your data, get off! Quick! It's a minor thing, but really must have changed the experience for early users in the UK.