I remember that period of time very vividly. I especially remember the summer of 1990 when the build-up (Desert Shield) began. At the time, I lived near an air base and I remember the constant rumble of military cargo planes coming and going. Then in January of 1991, when the air campaign started, I remember watching the coverage CNN (then the only cable news channel). I had no idea at the time that this would pretty much be a continuous war that would go on for decades.
1991 was the year I first bought a home computer. There was no Web at the time. Just a sketchy Prodigy connection that took you to a few lame screens of mostly stale information on a 1200 baud dial-up connection that costed $3.60/hr. If you were somewhat savvy (like I was at the time), you could get onto Usenet and do a few things with FTP (Archie) and Gopher. But for the most part, nobody but geeks even knew what the internet was. It would still be a few more years before the Internet exploded into our consciousness.
Had a shortwave radio at the time (Grundig 700) on which I was able to pick up some talk radio shows like Art Bell and Chuck Harder as well as some really "out there" ones I can't remember ..The early 1990s bring back some pretty good memories. It was a different time. Before 9/11. Even before Bill Clinton!
Your memories are wonderful! They help bring back mine, as well. I also have tapes before the ground war started and at the completion of hostilities. And forward to the next Iraq war, I have a tape of the carrier landing.
Sam
I believe Prodigy is where I first ran across you in the early 90’s.