I don't remember exactly, but it was right at the beginning when it was commercially available in Switzerland, I think in 1993.

With a 9.6 modem, then a 19.2 moden, after a 33 modem, followed by a 56 modem and then the jump to ADSL at various speeds.

I remember when it took long, long hours to download 5 megabytes. Now it takes minutes to download 500 meagbytes.

I also remember when, shortly after making my contract, my provider wrote an email to say "now we are 5'000". Three month later we were 7'000 and another three month later we were 25'000. And today, the provider has 3.5 million customers. Out of a total population of 7.7 million.

And so, I am a happy "interneter". Well, some times not so much. When I am living in a place where the technical facilities are not so brilliant.

But I will be happy anyway. The most important is to be on the web. Even, if sometimes, it is a bit.........