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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ so you've just bought your first personal computer, you've brought it home from the store, you're unpacking it, and then comes the moment of truth. if you've just bought your first personal computer, this show is for you. >> computers were in 1990 a disconnected device. it was a brick, right? that sat in your house and let you do amazing things that you'd never been able to do before, but it was essentially a productivity tool. >> now that we have all these very powerful tools, we're still islands, and we're still not really connecting these people using the...

So there's no real regulation per se. you use your phone line and your computer, and you get online. >> compuserve was for the tech savvy people. prodigy was for shopping, and aol was the first one that had a vision to get everyone connected. [ computer handshake ] >> when i heard that sound, i cried a little bit because i knew there was a big adventure waiting for me. >> welcome. you've got mail. >> compuserve charged by the minute. it was like a taxicab. aol's invention was to forget that and charge $19.95 a month, all you can eat. and that changed everything because now you could afford to ...

The first day back. >> how does it feel? >> what do president clinton, conservative radio personality rush limbaugh, and rock star billy idol have in common? they've all got electronic mail addresses on computer systems linked to the internet. >> who are these other people that are on it? >> other people just like you. >> how did they get on it? who regulates this internet, and who decides who gets on this highway and who doesn't? >> the services we're talking about today are commercial services. so you spend money to get on there. so there's no real regulation per se. you use your phone line ...

Vision to get everyone connected. [ computer handshake ] >> when i heard that sound, i cried a little bit because i knew there was a big adventure waiting for me. >> welcome. you've got mail. >> compuserve charged by the minute. it was like a taxicab. aol's invention was to forget that and charge $19.95 a month, all you can eat. and that changed everything because now you could afford to be on the internet all you wanted. >> you didn't have to be a researcher. you could dial on to aol. aol was specifically designed to be point and click. >> steve case is the president of america online. i inte...

Talking about today are commercial services. you spend money to get on there. there's no real regulation per se. you use your phone line and your computer and you get online. >> compuserve was for the tech-savvy people. prodigy was for shopping and aol was the first one that had a vision to get everyone connected. [ computer handshake ] >> when i heard that sound, i cried a little bit because i knew there was a big adventure waiting for me. >> welcome. you've got mail. >> compuserve charged by the minute. it was like a taxicab. aol's invention was to forget that and charge $19.95 a month, all ...