It's Friday...which means it's time again for something fun. The story comes from i-am-bored who was linked by Techcrunch, who was linked by Fishbowl NY.
KRON, a San Francisco TV station did a story in 1981 about something that sounded like something out of make-believe: getting your newspaper at home without even opening your front door.
The story talks about a brand new service which allowed the '2,000 to 3,000 home computer owners in the area' to sign up to receive the newspaper on their computers over the phone.
The near-mocking tone of the reporter and anchor (why would you spend money to get the paper on your computer when you can just buy it on the street for twenty cents?!?) is what really makes this story a trip into the way back machine. What emerging technology is out there today that we may react to like this in 25 years?
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