@jimcarroll In 1992 I joined a computer club with the only purpose to get an (internet) email account and an access to Usenet news. They provided an unix shell, but didn't have a permanent internet connection, so messages were exchanged with rest of the Internet just a few times a day. A year later in 1993 I started at the university, and finally got a full internet access, with Gopher, ftp and everything!