If you were not at a major university the internet and usenet did not exist until about a decade later.
I remember it really landing big and blowing minds at university in 1992. Even a year or so earlier and you were lucky if there was even a crude form of internal network.
I have to ask, how old were you in 1983?
Do you know how many people have pc’s at that time?
Do you know how many had access to a modem and usenet at that time?
I do. The answer is basically no one.
I was at a very expensive private school in '83 and our school didn’t even have any usenet access and forget about the students.
If you were not at a major university the internet and usenet did not exist until about a decade later.
I know…
But some discussions can still be found online.
I remember it really landing big and blowing minds at university in 1992. Even a year or so earlier and you were lucky if there was even a crude form of internal network.