1981 primitive Internet

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Long before anyone had heard of the Internet, early home computer users could read their morning newspapers online ... sort of. Video from Steve Newman's 1981 story was broadcast on KRON San Francisco.

Newnan is a meteorologist with a career in media and private industry that spans more than three decades or so his bio states. He has posted other interestingly dated videos from his personal newscasts here.

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