Figure 1 in this US Census report gives numbers on computer ownership from 1984 to 2003, and internet access from 1997 to 2003. http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p23-208.pdf Here are the numbers (much more readable in the original) 1984 1989 1993 1997 1998 2000 2001 2003 Computer 8.2 15.0 22.8 36.6 42.1 51.0 56.3 61.8 Internet access n/a n/a n/a 18.0 26.2 41.5 50.4 54.7 Source: US Census Bureau (Oct., 2005). Computers and Internet Use in the United States: 2003. http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p23-208.pdf. /Caroline ---------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel St., Champaign IL 61820