It was. You just don't know/remember.
Bluetooth is like plate spinning. If you can do it, it's impressive.
And in order to get the USB adapter to work I had to install a new operating system (Windows 98SE).
Networking was difficult. I remember having to install TCP/IP and doing magical voodoo with specialised printer cables to get two computers to share files with each other.
Nowadays you just plug stuff in and it works.