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February 5, 2009 Julie Surycz Media tidbits, Technology No Comments

This video clip is a news report from 1981.  It covers the once “far fetched” concept of reading news on your home computer.  It is amazing to see how far we have come!  My favourite part of the clip is where a man is interviewed because he is one of the rare few that owns a home computer.

Link to 1981 news report on YouTube

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