Time Machine: Newspapers on a Computer!

1981 news report talks about a crazy future of computer newspapers

By Keith Shaw

Priceless.

* 1:54 - "Engineers now predict the day will come when we get all our newspapers and magazines by home computer." Interestingly, with tablets, even that statement is now ancient.

* 2:01 - "For the moment at least, this fellow isn't worried about being out of a job." Well, at least for another 25 years or so.

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Keith Shaw writes the Cool Tools column for Network World, and is the Multimedia Content Editor for IDG Enterprise, responsible for editorial video and audio content creation. Follow him on Twitter @shawkeith.