In 1992 there was an event called "year of the networker", which was about international collaboration between individuals and small groups. People were using bulletin boards, news groups and email but most of the creative work was still being done through the postal system. BW photocopies, rubber stamps, stickers and hand colouring were a huge part of all this as the cost of colour repro was still really high. There was a huge buzz around the idea of DIY culture and a lot of that energy naturally shifted online were it could.