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Retro browser-style timeline showing key moments from the Internet in the 1990s including the Web, Mosaic, Netscape, and Google.

Internet in the 1990s: Dial-Up, Web Browsers, and the First Online Boom

A friendly guide to the Internet in the 1990s, including dial-up modems, the World Wide Web, Mosaic, Netscape, AOL, Yahoo, early search, email, chat rooms, e-commerce, and the dot-com boom.

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Tommy P June 18, 2026

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