S.F. Chronicle and Examiner "Internet" in 1981
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:45 am
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:45 amRe: S.F. Chronicle and Examiner "Internet" in 1981
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:54 am"Spiffy"
Re: S.F. Chronicle and Examiner "Internet" in 1981
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:10 pmBlimey - ancient history!
It was an ugly Atex system at the Chron then, using xywrite, which we replaced with a System 55 and marvellous "Whispernet" connectivity using X25, world-wide, when IP was still a dream.....
And that was David Cole of the famous "Cole Papers" - news industry pundit and all-round smug bugger.
I'm on this page, if you look carefully.
http://www.colepapers.net/tcp.archive/c ... llbox.html
Happy days! Brand New Technology!
It was an ugly Atex system at the Chron then, using xywrite, which we replaced with a System 55 and marvellous "Whispernet" connectivity using X25, world-wide, when IP was still a dream.....
And that was David Cole of the famous "Cole Papers" - news industry pundit and all-round smug bugger.
I'm on this page, if you look carefully.
http://www.colepapers.net/tcp.archive/c ... llbox.html
Happy days! Brand New Technology!
Re: S.F. Chronicle and Examiner "Internet" in 1981
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:22 pmsmithy wrote:Blimey - ancient history!
It was an ugly Atex system at the Chron then, using xywrite, which we replaced with a System 55 and marvellous "Whispernet" connectivity using X25, world-wide, when IP was still a dream.....
And that was David Cole of the famous "Cole Papers" - news industry pundit and all-round smug bugger.
I'm on this page, if you look carefully.
http://www.colepapers.net/tcp.archive/c ... llbox.html
Happy days! Brand New Technology!
Amazing advances.
All this leads me to predict the coming of something I like to call "The Electronic Highway".
G
Re: S.F. Chronicle and Examiner "Internet" in 1981
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:01 pmI'm predicting "the end of the mystery of the Zodiac".
Re: S.F. Chronicle and Examiner "Internet" in 1981
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 2:49 pmWOW! That Halloran guy had a home computer, cutting edge.
Re: S.F. Chronicle and Examiner "Internet" in 1981
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 3:19 pmCost thousands! 
Re: S.F. Chronicle and Examiner "Internet" in 1981
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 6:55 pmI'm not really sure which home computer Mr. Halloran had back in 1981 but I'm going to assume it was the latest, most efficient model of the time. In 1981 there were two new models available. Perhaps his was one of these computers.
$1,795.00 in 1981 would be worth $4,614.40 today.
I got an Acer Chromebook for a portable computer not long ago. It does almost everything, with apps, that any computer will do and costs $199.00!
At their introduction in 1981, the US $1,795 price of the Osborne 1 and its competitor Kaypro was considered an attractive price point; these systems had text-only displays and only floppy disks for storage.
$1,795.00 in 1981 would be worth $4,614.40 today.
I got an Acer Chromebook for a portable computer not long ago. It does almost everything, with apps, that any computer will do and costs $199.00!
Re: S.F. Chronicle and Examiner "Internet" in 1981
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:24 pmSeagull wrote:WOW! That Halloran guy had a home computer, cutting edge.
Yah, I like how they put that caption there "Owns Home Computer"....today it's like owning a pair of shoes.
They also mention it taking 2 hours to download the paper! Now we are swearing at our computers when they don't link up in 20 seconds.
Thanks for sharing glurk! Classic, good stuff.