May 22 2009
The Internet in 1969, 1981
Here are a couple of YouTube videos I found interesting. The first one has a young Wink Martindale fretting over his wife’s spending habits (checkout his expression when he sees the latest bill.) Also, check out Wink’s monitor collection!
The second video is from the bay area’s own KRON-TV. I love the caption they give to one of the interviewees, “owns a home computer”. Also, it’s cool how they mention that ”it only takes two hours to download a newspaper” at about $5 an hour.
Yep, a $10 newspaper w/ no graphics that only ties up my phone line fora couple of hours? Where do I sign up? BTW, talk about memories…who can forget that pleasant “EEEEWWAAAHHHEEEE” modem connection sound? Yep, you’ll get to experience it again in this video. Hmmm, all this nostalgia has me jonesing for a Marathon bar.
The Internet, 1969
1981 KRON-TV Report
May 23, 2009 @ 05:02:03
that’s hilarious! esp. that old modem sound, brings me back…it was always exciting because you never knew if it would actually connect…