Dead Trees
This quote was passed along on an e-mail list I'm on.
"The Modem, a.k.a. modulator/demodulator, is a handy little device that lets computers talk over telephone lines. ... 'I go home, have a glass of wine, turn on my computer and see what's on Dow Jones,' says Apple vice president Wilfred Houde. 'I don't know if it's good or bad, but I don't read the paper anymore.'"
-- Newsweek cover story, February 22, 1982, page 54
posted by Matt Bors at
8:47 AM
1 Comments:
I'm not really concerned about the decline of newspapers on paper. I like to read stuff on the internet, and I imagine it saves the environment for a lot of emissions from paper production, printing and transportation. And the content is every bit as good on the Internet.
Interesting to know that an early version of it existed at that point in time, but the date is way earlier than any other date I've heard -- are you sure this is right, Matt?
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