But, unless you were at a university, government agency, or research institution, you probably weren't. Besides, the pre-web internet was about as user-friendly as a bad-tempered Doberman.
From the '80s through the mid-'90s, you had to use your dial-up modem to call up either a local number or, far more likely, an X.25 packet switched wide area network (WAN) connection to reach these services. This connection alone would cost anywhere from a buck an hour to a wallet-busting $30 per hour.
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