Comments on: Online Newspapers: Not Farfetched (1981)

By: Lauryn

Lauryn — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:26:10 +0000

Wow. I laughed out loud at that title.

By: Kim L

Kim L — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:02:15 +0000

No, that is a GREAT caption. When I get my fifteen minutes of fame, I’ll have some examples ready:

Kim Luchsinger
Owns iPod

Kim Luchsinger
Drives a car

Kim Luchsinger
Runs a “Web Log” (AKA online journal)

Kim Luchsinger
Uses Google to solve crossword puzzles

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:52:36 +0000

Oh, definitely, Mike! Honestly, I was impressed that this technology did exist in 1981. I had no idea it was around at that time. Still, the world has changed so much since then that much of what is in the video now seems somewhat comical.

Today, the idea of identifying an interview subject simply as someone who “owns home computer,” or thinking back to when there were an “estimated two to three thousand home computer owners” in the entire metro area of San Francisco is a bit crazy.

By: Mike Harpe

Mike Harpe — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:31:21 +0000

Hey, don’t laugh. This shows how long it took to get reading newspapers over a computer worked out.

I had a CompuServe account and I used it to read news. It was quite high tech in its day.

By: The IP ADR Blog

The IP ADR Blog — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:41:53 +0000

Two Hours to Download Newspaper to Computer? Let Us Take You Back to 1981…

Thanks to @StephanieDube for circulating this timeless piece of computer history, making 1981 (my second year of legal practice) look more like 1948. The best thing about receiving the San Francisco Examiner on computer says one satisfied user, is bein…

By: Dube

Dube — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:25:00 +0000

This is a great find! I had to tweet this and submit it to Digg, too. It’s so interesting to see how times have changed.