Viewtron was an early online service offered by Knight-Ridder and AT&T. For the unrelated television series see Knight Rider. For other articles see Knight Rider (disambiguation Knight Ridder Before proposing a merge request please see Talk and see if the merger you propose has recently been made and It started as a videotex service requiring users to have a special terminal, then became a computer-based service as Commodore and other personal computers became important in the marketplace. Videotex (or "interactive videotex" was one of the earliest implementations of an "end-user information system" Commodore, the commonly used name for Commodore International, was a US-American Electronics company based in West Chester Pennsylvania A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated [1] Viewtron used the NAPLPS graphics language to provide a user interface that was graphically sophisticated by the standards of the time. NAPLPS ( N orth A merican P resentation L evel P rotocol S yntax is a Graphics language for use originally with
Viewtron began offering its service on October 30, 1983, featuring news from the Miami Herald and Associated Press. The Miami Herald is a daily Newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company headquartered in Downtown Miami Florida. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio It also offered airline schedules from the Official Airline Guide (OAG), and limited online banking services. Online banking (or Internet banking) allows customers to conduct financial transactions on a secure website operated by their retail or virtual Bank, Viewtron expanded to include all of Florida in 1984 and to other U. S. cities by 1985. At its height, Viewtron was operated in at least 15 cities by various newspaper companies. After an investment reportedly in excess of $50 million, Viewtron closed in 1986. [2]
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- ^ Finberg, Howard I. . "Before the Web, There Was Viewtron", Poynteronline. com, 2003-10-29. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Retrieved on 2007-09-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius
- ^ "Viewtron", University of Florida Interactive Media Center. Retrieved on 2007-09-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius
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