Apparently the designers of that infographic do not recall things like FidoNet which connected dial-up BBS systems around the planet before general access to the Internet was easily available to the public. The tools were different but still accomplished the same purposes.
Stephen Abram is a librarian and consultant with Lighthouse Partners and Dysart & Jones. He blogs on library strategies for direction, marketing, technology and user alignment.
Apparently the designers of that infographic do not recall things like FidoNet which connected dial-up BBS systems around the planet before general access to the Internet was easily available to the public. The tools were different but still accomplished the same purposes.