1981 TV Report On Birth Of Internet News

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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."

Done, who knew though?

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

Heh - spin doesn't matter, I was just hoping it could spark a discussion.

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