Amazing report. I used to connect just for fun to a teletype software through modem to modern communication with my neighbor. We had a terminal to chat between other but that went away soon when we found out we could do the same with games. And we both love basketball, so a basketball game that also allowed you to "dial out" for a match.
We both owned a stylish Acer Aspire in the 90s was the coolest looking PC out there.