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Started by BioData
Mon, 08 Aug 1994 01:27
Palo Alto Mosaic on KPIX San Francisco
Author: BioData
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 01:27
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 01:27
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I just saw a 2 minute segment on the 6:00 news about the fact that Palo Alto, CA is on-line. Showing screen shots of Mosaic running on a Windows machine, the reporter interviewed a local professional user who liked getting access to local events like book signings and activities at Stanford. The Mayor of Palo Alto was interviewed. She said it was only the beginning! The segment didn't tell viewers how to get access to these resources. BTW, I think I've seen screen shots of Mosaic on TV or in Bay Area newspapers more than a dozen times in the last year. Vern
Re: Palo Alto Mosaic on KPIX San Francisco
Author: John Nagle
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 03:14
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 03:14
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biodata@netcom.com (BioData) writes:
>I just saw a 2 minute segment on the 6:00 news about the fact that Palo
>Alto, CA is on-line. Showing screen shots of Mosaic running on a Windows
>machine, the reporter interviewed a local professional user who liked
>getting access to local events like book signings and activities at
>Stanford. The Mayor of Palo Alto was interviewed. She said it was only the
>beginning! The segment didn't tell viewers how to get access to these
>resources.
In the lobby of the Palo Alto City Hall, there are several
workstations, identified simply by a sign reading "Information".
There is no other receptionist or information desk.
John Nagle
Re: Palo Alto Mosaic on KPIX San Francisco
Author: Mitch Browne
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 04:35
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 04:35
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biodata@netcom.com (BioData) writes: >beginning! The segment didn't tell viewers how to get access to these Vern, last I saw Palo Alto a couple of machines in the lobby of city hall running MOSAIC for the general public to sit down and play with... I did and it was pretty interesting as well as a bit overwhelming... I think I'm getting info overload these days. cheers. mitch.
Re: Palo Alto Mosaic on KPIX San Francisco
Author: kenneth e trainor
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 06:21
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 06:21
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In <biodataCu701H.9yF@netcom.com> biodata@netcom.com (BioData) writes: >I just saw a 2 minute segment on the 6:00 news about the fact that Palo >Alto, CA is on-line. Showing screen shots of Mosaic running on a Windows [rest deleted] Bravo, Palo Alto! I just saw this story on Headline News (CNN). THIS is what I consider a REAL use of the "superhighway." They reported gov't forms are on-line, lots of other goverment information, but local commerce info as well; they showed a web page for local restaurants. When the city I live in gets this kind of info going, and local businesses participate, we will have arrived. Ken kenneth@mik.uky.edu
Re: Palo Alto Mosaic on KPIX San Francisco
Author: Nick Arnett
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 12:54
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 12:54
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In Article <biodataCu701H.9yF@netcom.com>, biodata@netcom.com (BioData) wrote: >I just saw a 2 minute segment on the 6:00 news about the fact that Palo >Alto, CA is on-line. Showing screen shots of Mosaic running on a Windows >machine, the reporter interviewed a local professional user who liked >getting access to local events like book signings and activities at >Stanford. The Mayor of Palo Alto was interviewed. She said it was only the >beginning! The segment didn't tell viewers how to get access to these >resources. > >BTW, I think I've seen screen shots of Mosaic on TV or in Bay Area >newspapers more than a dozen times in the last year. Did Tony Russomano do the piece? Tony uses personal computers and other electronic gadgetry quite a bit. He's even a sysop on CompuServe. He seems to bounce back and forth between the death, doom and destruction and high-tech beats. I'm surprised that he hasn't showed up here yet... Nick Multimedia Computing Corp. Campbell, California nicka@mccmedia.com
Re: Palo Alto Mosaic on KPIX San Francisco
Author: DaveHatunen
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 14:51
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 14:51
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In article <nagleCu74zI.FFL@netcom.com>, John Nagle <nagle@netcom.com> wrote:
> In the lobby of the Palo Alto City Hall, there are several
>workstations, identified simply by a sign reading "Information".
>There is no other receptionist or information desk.
Actually, the setup is part of a general information desk for the City
Hall lobby, although the helpful person isn't there part of the time.
The workstations are there for the public to use; just walk in, sit
down, and try it. The help person is not usually computer-savvy,
though.
BTW, I work here in the Palo Alto Public Works Engineering department,
and I like to go down and use the stations myself, since the computer
I'm on right now cana't do the Internet graphics.
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********** DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen@netcom.com) **********
* Daly City California: *
* where San Francisco meets The Peninsula *
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Re: Palo Alto Mosaic on KPIX San Francisco
Author: Vernon Keenan
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 1994 03:23
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 1994 03:23
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In article <nicka.1126738093B@156.151.6.30>, nicka@mccmedia.com (Nick Arnett) wrote: > In Article <biodataCu701H.9yF@netcom.com>, biodata@netcom.com (BioData) wrote: > >I just saw a 2 minute segment on the 6:00 news about the fact that Palo > >Alto, CA is on-line. Showing screen shots of Mosaic running on a Windows > Did Tony Russomano do the piece? Tony uses personal computers and other > electronic gadgetry quite a bit. He's even a sysop on CompuServe. He seems > to bounce back and forth between the death, doom and destruction and > high-tech beats. I'm surprised that he hasn't showed up here yet... > Don't know! It's always nice to have computer savvy reporters on the prowl, though... This morning I also caught another report by KGO-AM on how the San Jose school district will be using 15 Internet-savvy students to train 300 teachers on Internet access during the summer. Vern -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- | Vernon Keenan | BioData, Inc. | | President | 1828 South Grant Street Suite 820 | | Phone: +1 415-513-8950 | San Mateo, California 94402 | | E-Mail: vern@BioData.COM | WWW: http://www.biodata.com/ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Re: Palo Alto Mosaic on KPIX San Francisco
Author: Todd Wulfert
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 03:31
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 03:31
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kenneth e trainor (kenneth@mik.uky.edu) wrote:
: In <biodataCu701H.9yF@netcom.com> biodata@netcom.com (BioData) writes:
: >I just saw a 2 minute segment on the 6:00 news about the fact that Palo
: >Alto, CA is on-line. Showing screen shots of Mosaic running on a Windows
: [rest deleted]
For us hicks up here in San Carlos, city hall is online but I don't know
to the extent Palo Alto has gone. Does this mean we can begin to
eliminate some of the bureacratic overhead that permeates our democratic
government system? i.e. eliminate jobs? i.e. Save taxpayer money? I'll
bet Clinton and Gore did'nt realize that when they started spouting off
about the Information Superhighway!
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toddwulf@netcom.com
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