The Internet: As Envisioned 40 Years Ago

7 Responses to “The Internet: As Envisioned 40 Years Ago”

1. Chris Maxwell-Gaines says:

   July 3, 2009 at 2:19 pm

   Hey, isn’t that the game show host, Wink Martindale (0:48) in the video??

   http://www.nndb.com/people/822/000023753/

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2. penny stock pick says:

   July 3, 2009 at 3:15 pm

   Do you take donations or is this free like some of the penny stock pick site I know that take donations?

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3. John says:

   July 3, 2009 at 4:34 pm

   Awesome video! I like the guy scratching his head when he reads the bills that the wife has run up!

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4. Linda Bustos says:

   July 5, 2009 at 5:46 am

   @Chris, it could be!
   @John, yeah, I love the line “what the wife selects on her console will be paid for by the husband on his counterpart console.”

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5. Email Marketing Solutions says:

   July 5, 2009 at 10:55 pm

   Hi
   interesting video bout An early vision of e commerce at 1969 and The Internet 40 Years ago.

   amazing video !!
   thanks to share!!
   san

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6. Mike says:

   July 9, 2009 at 3:32 pm

   Very interesting video. I’m glad databases and web browsers eventuated instead of a physical camera in the store that moves to point to products of interest. How was that supposed to work when 100 people were browsing at once?

   Interesting too that the video monitors are flat panel

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7. Looking backwards to look forward (Small Business E-Commerce Link Digest – July 10, 2009) says:

   July 10, 2009 at 9:43 am

   [...] Bustos kicks things off by taking us back to the Summer… er, I mean, the Internet of ‘69. It seems we have come so far. But Mike Moran argues we’re still in the early days of [...]

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