The 90's is the decade when the internet took off. Ease of access (and stuff worth accessing) increased dramatically over the course of a few years.

In 1990 if you didn't have access through a university or your job then you would need a subscription service that connected over your home phone line. It wasn't difficult, really, but it was a niche hobby thing that used expensive equipment, so most people didn't even notice it. You had email, newsgroups, ftp servers, and bulletin boards, but not the modern concept of "the web".

By around 1995 the web existed and was really taking off. Companies like Yahoo, Netscape, ebay, and Amazon were founded and high(er) speed dedicated connections started to become available to home users.

By 1999 you have mega sites like Google and Paypal, the first great browser war was raging, and high-speed DSL and cable connections were becoming standard in homes.