nostr:npub1wm8ssc8g0uqavz7m8xwjxme5e382ufwdeyrkypfc49hpwtu5ellsjf9y43 here's an example from as early as the 1960s:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLS_(computer_system)
possibly the first use of the term.
nostr:npub1wm8ssc8g0uqavz7m8xwjxme5e382ufwdeyrkypfc49hpwtu5ellsjf9y43 actually, "online" goes back quite a while. i recall seeing books that referred to BBSes as "online systems". old computer jargon. i meant the phrase "online community".
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nostr:npub1wm8ssc8g0uqavz7m8xwjxme5e382ufwdeyrkypfc49hpwtu5ellsjf9y43 i assume it's analogous to being "on line" as in "on the phone line with" - connected, in touch