log on to surf the onramp to the information superhighway!
An early-90s movie where a finely coiffed Peter Mansbridge shows CBC viewers the wonders of a newfangled computer network called 'Internet'.
Mansbridge: "There's a revolution going on in rec rooms, offices and classrooms around the entire world, in which 15 million people are taking part, sharing information, gossip, and cooking tips, night and day, through a computer network called 'Internet."
And as the background to an old computer monitor rotating in space: "Computers have matured from adding machines to tools of the human spirit."
"The internet is growing like an embryonic brain."
And of course, the blurred text on the screen as the camera focused on the reporter's face, reflected on the screen. Looking through the computer... at himself!
My god. It's full of stars...
Mansbridge: "There's a revolution going on in rec rooms, offices and classrooms around the entire world, in which 15 million people are taking part, sharing information, gossip, and cooking tips, night and day, through a computer network called 'Internet."
And as the background to an old computer monitor rotating in space: "Computers have matured from adding machines to tools of the human spirit."
"The internet is growing like an embryonic brain."
And of course, the blurred text on the screen as the camera focused on the reporter's face, reflected on the screen. Looking through the computer... at himself!
My god. It's full of stars...