how did research go on before the internet???

i find it REALLY HARD to fathom how in the world research of any kind took place before the (1) internet and (2) google. anything i need to find, i can search and find on google. whether its something about my current research or if i want to know how many home runs barry bonds hit in his rookie year between the months of march and april. we are spoiled rotten by the internet......and we LOVE it. i always wonder how a researchers kept up-to-date with recent publications before the internet if they did not happen to attend the conference or workshop that the paper was in? anyway, thanks internet and thanks google. keep up the good work.

p.s. - My Supervisor is AWESOME!!!