Was it really only 25 years ago.

1996. I stop into a restaurant. Little did I know it was an "Internet Cafe" with Internet Service Provider (Frame Relay Connection) replete with nerd operators, in the back room.

"Hey! You just GOTTA play this online game!" someone shouted at me as I munched a sandwich "It's called QUAKE!"

I had never been online. My business used Linux.