KRON-TV in San Fransisco asks you to “imagine, if you will, sitting down to your morning coffee, turning on your “home computer“ to read the day’s newspapers.”

According to this 1981 report, “it’s not as far fetched as it may seem.”

This is an experiment. We’re trying to figure out what it’s going to mean as us as editors and reporters, and what it means to the home user. - David Cole, S.F. Examiner

At the time, there were only about 3,000 home computer users in the Bay area.

This is only the first step in newspapers by computer. Engineers now predict the day will come when we get all our newspapers and magazines by computer, but that’s a few years off. - KRON Science Editor Steven Newman

In 1981, it would take up to 2 hours get the whole newspaper over a 300 baud modem.

Imagine if you will… the future of newspapers

Jan 29th, 2009

KRON-TV in San Fransisco asks you to “imagine, if you will, sitting down to your morning coffee, turning on your “home computer“ to read the day’s newspapers.”
According to this 1981 report, “it’s not as far fetched as it may seem.”
This is an experiment. We’re trying to figure out what it’s going to mean as us as editors and reporters, and what it means to the home user. – David Cole, S.F. Examiner
At the time, there were only about 3,000 home computer users in the Bay area.
This is only the first step in newspapers by computer. Engineers now predict the day will come when we get all our newspapers and magazines by computer, but that’s a few years off. – KRON Science Editor Steven Newman
In 1981, it would take up to 2 hours get the whole newspaper over a 300 baud modem.

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