Conversation so far:
when did the world wide web become popular
In August 1991, Berners-Lee announced the WWW software on Internet newsgroups and interest in the project spread around the world.
Where could the WWW software be applied
By the end of 1990, Tim Berners-Lee had the first Web server and browser up and running at CERN, demonstrating his ideas
What kind was the first World Wide Web server and browser
There was only two kinds of browser. One was the original development version, available on NeXT machines. The other was the ‘line-mode’ browser, limited in power and user-friendliness.

Question: How did the whole idea start out
Self-contained rewrite: How did the whole idea of the World Wide Web come about