log on to surf the onramp to the information superhighway!

[_jonjuan_]

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

Comments

[aarrr_peee]

"Now, tilt your head to the left and you will see what looks like a smiley face..."

I have to admit, I do miss the sound of dialup... I'm waiting for someone to turn it into a cell phone ringtone.

[mclin]

That would be *so* awesome.

"The future, Peter Mansbridge?" "That's right, all the way to the Year 2000."

[neildiamond]

From Andrew Sullivan's blog:
Here's a montage of AT&T commercials from 1993 with a freakishly accurate vision of the future ("Have you ever borrowed a book....from thousands of miles away?" "Have you ever watched the movie you wanted to....when you wanted to?")....other than its prediction that AT&T would bring us all this innovation.

And if that doesn't interest you, Tom Selleck narrates the commercials. Magnum has a dreamy voice.

Re: "The future, Peter Mansbridge?" "That's right, all the way to the Year 2000."

[_jonjuan_]

Jesus, that's freaky. But I couldn't help hoping that dreamy selleck would say, "Have you ever traveled in TUBES?" One day, one day...

[mauledbylions]

"Here in Canada...borders still count for something"

Wow, that's a pretty bold statement! Don't get me wrong--I like that Canada's different from the US, but I still think that was a very forward thing to say.

[kid_eh]

"there's not screen fulls of 'go to hell'"

little did he know that it would just take awhile for jerks to learn how to operate computers and type poorly.

[funky_violet]

Now there are many awful sites full of hate & swearing & anything else anyone wants to do anonymously. Ugh, the internet is so good & so bad.