At 02:15 PM 10/24/00 -0400, Craig Brozefsky wrote:
>I suppose one could say that the bundling of ISP services with the
>default Windows install increased the rate of new internet users
>significantly, but the explosive growth has already started by then.
I've come to see that it was the kink of the hockey stick that
became evident, and a lot of mutually reinforcing factors were involved
--including a more mature Mac IP environment, adding a browser to the
email/usenet/ftp/wais net tools, eliminating TCP/IP stack install for
the majority, general exponential deployment of computers, faster comm,
changed NSF policy. Though it seems individual estimates of each factor's
importance varies with experience.
dh
