The Binary Café was an internet cafe which was located upstairs at 502 Yonge Street in Toronto, Ontario from approximately June 1994 through December 1994.[1] It is significant in that it was Canada's first internet cafe.[2] [3] It was run by Steve Bernhardson and staffed by a handful of employees/volunteers.
The full name of the establishment was actually The Binary Café and Hexadecimal Emporium, a name which reflected the two main components of the space—serving food and drinks, and selling cyberpunk-related books, magazines, and zines.
Internet access was available through two x86 computers, which shared a singletelephone line for their PPP connection.