http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WCTn4FljUQ
This video is relevant to this class because so far we have discussed the history of the Internet. This is a vital part of the history because it was the beginning of newspapers online. Back then in the early 80's people didn't know all the capabilites of the Internet and this was just one more new thing that tis strange comtraption has enabled us to do. When this new use was first discovered, people didn't think it would take off because it was only text, but we know that all major newspapers and smaller ones as well have an online source and archive for thier articles, as well as up to date information!
Very nice retro video. 2 hours to download a text-only newspaper in 1981. Amazing how patient we used to be.
ReplyDeleteWork on embedding the video in your blog post though. It's not hard to do.