In 1994, that is. Fun blast from the New York Times' past can be found here.

Gems include:

The Internet has been described as a prototype of the Clinton Administration's proposed information superhighways. Companies seeking to tap a vast new customer base are spending millions to stake out storefronts in cyberspace, and Internet-related businesses are popping up in every city of significant size. An Internet electronic mail address is considered de rigueur for business cards today, and even the White House is "on the Net."

The article paints 30 million worldwide internet users as a fantasy. Today the internet has 1.2 billion users, or nearly 20% of the Earth's population. Here's a map:

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