It started in 1981

[Diabeetus]

I found this news clip from 1981 about a paper putting its content up online. Quite a fascinating watch for someone young like me.

 

[MartinEnigmatica]

SF Examiner editor in the clip: "We're not in it to make money." Sigh.

 

[zebracoy]

How old was that guy at around 1:32 speaking about using the electronic edition on his home computer?

Guy must be over 80 now. Wonder if he still reads the paper online.

 

[Gomer]

Amazing that it took two hours to get just the paper's text onto your computer via dial-up back then. Imagine, $10 for a paper, and you're not even getting photos.

Most depressing part was the anchor making a joke out of how nobody's about to lose their jobs over this. Sheesh.

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

SF Examiner editor in the clip: "We're not in it to make money." Sigh.

That's David Cole, who for the past 20 years or so has run the (expensive) industry newsletter News Inc.

 

[Stitch]

Nice d_b

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

 

[Diabeetus]

Must've missed it the first time around.

 

[Pete Incaviglia]

Nice d_b

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

Of a D_B http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/66325/

 

[ServeItUp]

It's like the scene in Almost Famous, where William's writing his Stillwater story at the San Fran offices. Ben Fong Torres sets him up.

"We've got a mojo, sends a page every 18 minutes."

 

[mustangj17]

Must've missed it the first time around.

And the second.

Also, getting called out by Pete for a DB is like having Spnited tell you you're old.

 

[Pete Incaviglia]

Must've missed it the first time around.

And the second.

Also, getting called out by Pete for a DB is like having Spnited tell you you're old.

Awesome. True. And awesome.

 

[TheMethod]

I love the old guy's identification:

Richard Halloran
Owns Home Computer

 

[Stitch]

I love the old guy's identification:

Richard Halloran
Owns Home Computer

My wife and I chuckled about that too.