Comment on Viaweb's First Business Plan (1995)Comments−bluedino6yComputer, server, internet connection were huge costs back then. As was the web server software.You could use a $200 refurbished Dell, internet at Starbucks, $5/month VPS these days.Heck, it was hard to get a 5MB web hosting account back then for $10/month!−ken6y5MB went a lot further back then. Viaweb is older than Javascript or CSS -- not to mention custom fonts, video, or high-resolution bitmaps.In 1995, 5MB was hundreds of pageloads. Today, it's one.
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Computer, server, internet connection were huge costs back then. As was the web server software.
You could use a $200 refurbished Dell, internet at Starbucks, $5/month VPS these days.
Heck, it was hard to get a 5MB web hosting account back then for $10/month!
5MB went a lot further back then. Viaweb is older than Javascript or CSS -- not to mention custom fonts, video, or high-resolution bitmaps.
In 1995, 5MB was hundreds of pageloads. Today, it's one.