Was this really only 28 years ago?

A friend forwarded this

to me on facebook.

I don't know what's more shocking, that this was only 28 years ago, or that they guy at the end of the story says, ``I don't think we're going to lose any money on this.''

 

I think part of the general dysfunction of the newspaper industry is that it is does a great job at looking back and figuring out who or what was the cause of a big screw-up and not enough time looking ahead and trying to figure out what the implications of current realities will have on the future.

 

Wow. That was a rather surreal clip.

I had no idea newspapers were "online" that long ago. I figured it didn't start until the early to mid-90s.

That clip sorta reminds me of those early newscasts talking about AIDS or "gay cancer." It's like a naive glimpse into a horrible future.

 

"we're not in this to make money."

fuck me.

 

Were these threads really only a month ago?

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/66502/

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/66398/

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/66325/

 

You forgot the second part of the quote:

"We're probably not going to lose a lot, either."

Fuck us all.

 

Great find, though.

 

Not sure if that's where he found it or if it's because it's being forwarded all over the internet -- either way, it's on the front page of chicagotribune.com now.

 

Videotex — which, except for the Fort Worth Startlegram's StarText, was a total failure.

 

a d_b of a d_b of a d_b? Is that a SportsJournalists.com record?

 

Thank you.

 

Gotta love that lightning-quick 600-baud modem.