I don't recall them using a search engine on the show, but Lycos was released in 1994. (That's the first search engine I remember using.) So if anyone (cough, cough, Jimmy) were into cutting-edge technology, they may well have used a search engine, even if the state of their computers weren't more advanced than ours. And given episodes such as SL&V, I think it is safe to say that their technology was indeed ahead of our own.

Joy,
Lynn

p.s., Altavista was released in 1995, if you want them to discuss more than one search engine. It was the second one I recall ever using. (Yes, I am dating myself..)

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