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1981 TV Report On Birth Of Internet News

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/29/you-need-to-see-this-video/

by froo • 17 years ago

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gojomo2• 17 years ago

I would have kept the gist of the original headline: "1981 TV Report On Birth Of Internet News".

Some choice quotes:

"Of the estimated 2-3 thousand home computer owners in the Bay Area, the Chronicle reports over 500 have responded back by sending in coupons."

"It takes over 2 hours to receive the entire text of the newspaper over the phone, and with an hourly use charge of $5, the new tele-paper won't be much competition for the 20-cent street edition."

froo2• 17 years ago

Done, who knew though?

gojomo2• 17 years ago

Hmm, maybe your spin was better for drawing upvotes. Well, I thought it was a cool story.

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