The Internet, or rather, the Internet, was already well-known by countless people ten years later, or even just a few years later.
However, in this era, very few people knew what the Internet was. They could not imagine that as long as they had a computer and a network cable, they could chat with people from all over the country or even the world, send documents and even videos!
Currently, the most understanding of online surfing in China was still based on Huiduo.
The Huiduo Network was an electronic bulletin board program. It was connected through telephone lines and forwarded letters in a point-to-point manner. It was an alternative communication network built by technology enthusiasts.
Unlike the later stages of the Internet, Huiduo Network did not support online communication. Each phone line could only support one person. After the user uploaded the content, they had to go offline immediately. Otherwise, others would not be able to log in.
It was also for this reason that Brony founded Huiduo Network Shencheng website the year before last, which was also the famous 'Horse Station' in the domestic online circle.
When Ma Zhan was first established, it was the most luxurious of all Huiduo websites in the country. Ma Ge was equipped with a total of eight computers and four telephone lines, enough to support four people logging into Ma Zhan at the same time!
It was unique in the entire country!
At that time, the initial installation cost of a phone was as high as 8,000 yuan. Four phone lines alone cost more than 30,000 yuan, not to mention the eight computers. In this era, computers were not cheap either!
However, Brony's sister worked in the communications department and received an internal price. The cost of the telephone line was reduced by a lot, but it still cost about 50,000 yuan to build the horse station. That was 50,000 yuan in 1995!
At this time, Brony had just been working for more than a year, and his salary was not very high. He definitely could not take out 50,000 yuan on his own.
Therefore, it was fine to just listen to the words 'ordinary family'.
After all, when Penguin was just founded, because the company did not have the money to hire a finance officer, Ma's father drove the Mercedes-Benz to do the accounts for Penguin.
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Mu felt that since the Huiduo Network was developing so well at this stage, it was not impossible for him to build a large internal local area network in the same city for communication and communication between major distribution points.
But first, he had to talk to a technical expert.
In this regard, Zhang Mu really did not know who to look for. After all, he did not know many people who knew computers at this time. In fact, many people around him had never heard of computers.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Mu went out to call Li Sen and said,
"Old Li, find an internet cafe."
"Internet cafe?"
Li Sen was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Zhang Mu was talking about.
"Oh, it's an internet cafe. Do you know where I can find it?”
Seeing that he didn't know what he was talking about, Zhang Mu suddenly understood and explained.
"Oh, I know. There's one nearby. I'll take you there, boss.”
Li Sen used to be a taxi driver. Although he had not been there for a long time, he was familiar with the streets and alleys of Shanghai. Naturally, he knew where there was an internet cafe.
Zhang Mu thought about how Li Sen did not know about the internet cafe that he mentioned earlier. He found it interesting.
Many years later, due to the intense competition in the Internet cafe industry and some political reasons, many Internet cafes changed their business and upgraded their standards. They changed their names to 'E-sports Club',' Internet Cafes', and so on.
However, many people did not know that the first internet cafe had appeared in China as early as 1995.
In the early days, because the internet was too expensive, it could not be popularized at all. Those who could go to the coffee shop had a much higher consumption level, so they were willing to go online.
Therefore, at this time, if you didn't have a computer at home and wanted to surf the Internet, there were only two places to choose from. One was the paid Internet access in the post office, and the other was the Internet cafe.
However, when the internet cafes were eliminated and a large number of internet cafes appeared, who would have thought that after ten or twenty years, there would be a new cycle?
Not long after, Li Sen parked the car in front of an internet cafe called 3C T.
"Boss, we're here."
"Alright, Old Li, let's go in and sit for a while. It's so hot outside.”
Li Sen originally thought that he could just sit in the car outside. After all, he didn't know what Zhang Mu did, so it wouldn't be good to disturb him.
But since the boss had spoken, he naturally had no reason to refuse. He quickly got out of the car to help Zhang Mu open the door and then opened the door of the cafe to let Zhang Mu in.
"Old Li, you're becoming more and more of a professional driver.”
Zhang Mu laughed.
"Hey, it's my honor to serve the boss.”
"Alright, stop flattering me."
After entering the cafe, Zhang Mu noticed that there was a large computer monitor and a set of keyboard and mouse on every table in the cafe. It should not be a simple trend, but a cafe that really focused on surfing the Internet.
It was now past five in the afternoon, but the twenty tables in the cafe were almost full. They found an empty table and sat down. Zhang Mu shouted,
"Help me turn it on."
"Alright, I'm coming."
The waiter rushed over and placed the menu on the table. Seeing that Zhang Mu looked unfamiliar, he said,
"Sir, all the coffee, snacks, and food are on the menu. You can order according to your preferences.”
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