When was internet opened to public?

[Vivaldi]

As far as I know, it is 1989 in Switzwerland or Sweden. If so, how did a game as old as 1984 have "ONLINE" multiplayer when internet wasn't open to public?

[DryGermanGuy]

The „internet“ has nothing to do with doing multiplayer games. All you ever needed was a phone line or WAN/LAN network line.

[Vivaldi]

Isn't network line internet?

Dial Up İnternet also uses phone line.

[DryGermanGuy]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplayer_video_game

[Vivaldi]

I talk about online multiplayer.

Online.

[Vivaldi]

I dont get it.

How is network not internet?

[Vivaldi]

How can you play online in long distance without internet connection?

[DryGermanGuy]

Network is a general term and "internet" is only a subset of it.

[boobliker]

I think mid to late 80S I use data pack back in 86 so I think that was the start of the WWW set up

[Vivaldi]

Before internet was opened to public?

[boobliker]

DIAL UP AND DOWNLOAD A DATA PACK OF MAIL ANS NEWS FEEDS AND OTHER STUFF

[InsecureLivesMatter]

1969 because Mike Lindell said so

[Christoff92]

The late 1990's.