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online, 70y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/online#etymonline_v_7031
email, 41y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/e-mail#etymonline_v_5763
The internet didn’t exist at this time, but those two words did, and referred to their pre-internet equivalents.
Also, I was making a joke. But you do happen to be incorrect.
are you gatekeeping burritos 😳