The Internet? Bah! (1995): non-visionary article

In the February 27th issue of Newsweek, Clifford Stoll, author of Silicon Snake Oil--Second Thoughts on the Information Highway writes:

When most everyone shouts, few listen. How about electronic publishing? Try reading a book on disc. At best, it's an unpleasant chore: the myopic glow of a clunky computer replaces the friendly pages of a book. And you can't tote that laptop to the beach. Yet Nicholas Negroponte, director of the MIT Media Lab, predicts that we'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Intenet. Uh, sure.

While we agree that no screen will ever replace the pleasure of reading a book, will future generations agree? Read the full article here.

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posted by nthWORD at 4:07 AM