cybercafés
Public browsing spots
Cybercafés are establishments offering public internet access, typically for an hourly fee.
They emerged in the 1990s as internet access points before home broadband became widespread.
The term combines cyber (relating to computers and networks) with café, as many served coffee alongside terminals: I checked my email at a cybercafé in Bangkok.
Now largely obsolete in developed countries but still common where personal internet access remains limited.
Interconnected computer systems
- computersProgrammable electronic devices
- terminalsEnd stations or connectors
- workstationsDedicated task positions
- hourlyOnce each sixty minutes
rental · public · access · gaming · browsing · printing · scanning · LAN
Of the peninsula nation
- ChineseOf that Asian nation
- BrazilianOf or from Brazil
- Latin AmericanFrom Spanish-speaking Americas
- AfricanOf that southern continent
emerging markets · digital divide · connectivity · infrastructure
Traveler carrying supplies
- travelerOne who journeys
- touristTraveler visiting attractions
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- emailDigital written communication
communication · digital nomad · expat · student · youth · hangout · social · meeting
Involving multiple participants
- LAN partyMultiplayer computing social event
- esportsProfessional video game competitions
- Counter-StrikeCompetitive tactical multiplayer shooter
- StarCraftBlizzard's interstellar strategy franchise
tournaments · competitive · headset · gaming chair · high-spec · graphics · latency · ping
Final twentieth-century decade
- dial-upPhone-line internet connection
- HotmailMicrosoft's original webmail service
- YahooNineties web services pioneer
- chat roomsOnline group discussion venues
ICQ · AOL · bulletin boards · forums · Netscape · dotcom · pioneering · novelty
internet
Interconnected computer systems
- computersProgrammable electronic devices
- terminalsEnd stations or connectors
- workstationsDedicated task positions
hourly · rental · public · access · gaming · browsing · printing · scanning · LAN · headphones
Korean
Of the peninsula nation
- ChineseOf that Asian nation
- BrazilianOf or from Brazil
- Latin AmericanFrom Spanish-speaking Americas
African · emerging markets · digital divide · connectivity · infrastructure
backpacker
Traveler carrying supplies
email · communication · digital nomad · expat · student · youth · hangout · social · meeting · urban
multiplayer
Involving multiple participants
- LAN partyMultiplayer computing social event
- esportsProfessional video game competitions
- Counter-StrikeCompetitive tactical multiplayer shooter
StarCraft · tournaments · competitive · headset · gaming chair · high-spec · graphics · latency · ping · overnight
1990s
Final twentieth-century decade
- dial-upPhone-line internet connection
- HotmailMicrosoft's original webmail service
- YahooNineties web services pioneer
chat rooms · ICQ · AOL · bulletin boards · forums · Netscape · dotcom · pioneering · novelty · emergence
cybercaféshome internet
Residential network connectivity
home offices · private networks · home office · personal computers · personal computer