[Copenhagen Smile]

"But, it was private individuals who made it small enough and powerful enough and fast enought so that you could view porn at home"

I don't watch porn either, but this still made me guffaw. Its probably how many people do think about the 'net.

[TomGuy]

...powerful enough and fast enought so that you could view porn at home

Porn was also a driving force in the development of 'colored' monitors -- through CGI, EGA, VGA.

Porn always seems to grab onto new technology and communications methods, from cave paintings to canvas art to photography, TV, computers.