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You use your phone line and get online. >> compuserve was one. and aol had a vision to get everyone connected. when i heard that sound, i cried a little bit because i knew there was a big adventure waiting for me. >> welcome, youve got mail. >> it charged by the minute. it was like a taxi cab. aols invention was to charge $19.95 a month all you can eat. now you could afford to be on the internet all you wanted. >> you didnt have to be a researcher. you could dial on to aol. it was designed to be...

But nobody can find a use for it so it goes away. its a confluence of developments that are all happening at the right time. >> small and portable are the watch words for the 90s for manufacturers showing their wares in chicago this week. sony has camcorder that fits into your hand and a combination tv/vc that goes into your purse or briefcase. >> if you have one of these and one of these but you dont have one of these you are missing half the fun of owning a computer. this is a modem, with it y...

Things rise and bubble and fall back and great ideas pop out but nobody can find a use for it so it goes away. it is a confluence of developments that are all happening at the right time. >> small and portable are the watch words for the 90s for manufacturers showing their wares in chicago this week. sony has camcorder that fits in your hand and a combination tv/vcr that fits into your purse or briefcase. >> if you have one of these and one of these but you dont have one of these you are missing...

Television set. >> right. >> almost nobody would say we are going to take technology to this point. its much more chaotic. things rise, bubble, and fall back. great ideas pop out. nobody can find a use, goes away. it is a confluence of developments that are all happening at the same time. >> small and portable are the watch words for the 90s for manufacturers showing their wares in chicago this week. sony has camcorder that fits into your hand and a combination tv/vcr that fits into your purse o...

Not afraid to ask them. so facebook versus google. >> tell us about the battle. >> this is cool. >> well, right now google is winning. facebook is catching up. facebook may win. its really the battle royale of business, the battle of our time. you know, this is for control of the internet. and, you know, its pretty darned salient and just to take you back a little bit, of course, we first got on the internet we used protege, compuserve, aol, dialup, then moved to the portals and then the informa...

Theres no real regulation per se. you use your phone line and your computer and you get online. >> and compuserve was for the tech savvy people. prodigy was for shopping and aol was the first one that had a vision to get everyone connected. [ computer handshake ] >> when i heard that sound, i cried a little bit because i knew there was a big adventure waiting for me. >> welcome. youve got mail. >> compuserve charged by the minute. it was like a taxicab. aols invention was to forget that and char...

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