A fundamental opinion shared by the group was that the local creative and music communities were as talented as anywhere else on the planet, but were severely limited by a lack of exposure outside of Austin. The meetings were in the offices of The Austin Chronicle, and participants were sworn to secrecy. That same year, a small group of people in Austin, Texas began a series of long discussions about the future of entertainment and media. 40 million music CDs were made and sold worldwide.
An Apple Macintosh computer with 128 kilobytes of RAM sold for $5,500 (in 2015 dollars). Many phones used rotary dials to enter numbers. 'Electronic mail' was used primarily by universities and the military.
