Simon Willison’s Weblog

Since getting a modem at the start of the month, and hooking up to the Internet, I’ve spent about an hour every evening actually online (which I guess is costing me about £1 a night), and much of the days and early evenings fiddling about with things. It’s so complicated. All the hype never mentioned that. I guess journalists just have it all set up for them so they don’t have to worry too much about that side of things. It’s been a nightmare, but an enjoyable one, and in the end, satisfying.

— Phil Gyford, Diary entry, Friday February 17th 1995 1.50 am