I've been on the internet since I was about 9. But I only used it for school projects and I was only allowed about 2 hours a week (I would have died if that rule still applied haha).  Because, like VexNet said, it was way too much money. We had dial up connection and we couldn't tie up our precious phone line (my dads business line), so I never actually started becoming "Computer Literate" until I was about 13 when we got a faster connection (cable, whoo) and it got cheaper.
But I still find it crazy that kids are getting all this expensive electronic crap at a younger and younger age. I mean, I just saw a little girl, I'm guessing, in the third grade showing off her camera phone to her friends. Geez. The only thing electronic I had around me when I was in the third grade was my Sailor Moon light up Wand (man that was cool...It broke though.) I was still into my awesome doll house, playing with my brother's lego, and decapitating my Barbie dolls!
What happened? (coughcoughevilmarketers and advertisementcoughcough)