20 Jul
2008
20 Jul
'08
9:37 a.m.
Pete Turnbull wrote:
On 20/07/2008 16:44, Dan Gahlinger wrote:
Demon's personal account offerings are probably a good metric for when the
'net went mainstream in the UK - but doubtless the timeframe in the US and the
rest of the world was a little different. It's not good indication of when
anything was invented though - just of when it reached wider public
consciousness...
cheers
Jules
working for a PC manufacturer in north america,
with 6 offices in
Canada and the US, back in 1994, "we" didn't really push it until late
1995/early 1996
is that a good benchmark? (shrug) certainly on the consumer level its
a good barometer
Good benchmark? No, I don't think so. The manufacturer I was working
for in the UK had ISP accounts in 1988, and I recall friends having
personal accounts with Demon Internet by 1990.