How to send an e-mail (1984)

[Phillyman]

Oh my, I was only 5 years old at this point.....how things have changed!

 

[marktrade]

"Why did you buy a computer?"

 

I love how she asks that question.

 

This video is great! I didn't even know some of this technology existed back then. Download software through a television broadcast? That must have seemed wild.

 

Also, Jane is a cutie.

[12cheeper]

Oh wow.I almost forgot you used to need a phone to go online.

[Sean697]

I actually think in the US services like compuserve etc were much more mature than this at that point. I can remember people going online earlier than 1984 with those services. Like 82 or even before. But most people didn't have the money to by a computer with a modem.

Also was that guy's password 1234?

[Dreded]

the software "Download" was kinda cool. Also from what I recall compuserve had MicroNET in 1979(which was 4yrs before I was born) we(my house) got the "Internet"(which is what we where told compuserve was by the salesman) in 1990 I honestly don't think we even used it. I was much more into BBS games and forums which compuserve didn't really have at the time.

[miketheratguy]

I haven't been able to look at technology the same way ever since learning that Information Society embedded a text message in a vinyl record.

[te72]

I haven't been able to look at technology the same way ever since learning that Information Society embedded a text message in a vinyl record.

Quick wikipedia dig reveals that the singer of Information Society also composed the music of the Soul Reaver games. All comes around huh?