A look back: Mainebiz tells of a future driven by (drumroll, please) the internet
Remember when the internet was just an emerging trend?
In this 1995 story, fewer than 10% of PCs were linked to online services, which might explain the Orwellian headline in the April 1995 issue of Mainebiz: “INTERNET: Information Superhighway — Dangerous Curve Ahead.”
From the April 1995 issue:
“Like it or not, the internet and various online services have become a hip place to be and, according to some experts, a very scary place.
“The information superhighway no longer belongs to computer nerds riding Harleys or covert Defense Department spies cruising the fast lane in monster trucks. When you enter the worldwide network for the first time, you may instead feel like you are driving a 1969 VW bus uphill, with your flashers on, in the breakdown lane — but at least you’re there.”
One internet critic told Mainebiz, “I object to this whole thing. It’s too much too fast with no thought or management behind it whatsoever.” Another told our reporter: “This thing one day soon will melt. It’s not just going to break for awhile, it’s going to collapse — disappear.”
Fun fact: Also from the April 1995 Mainebiz: “More advertising dollars are going into direct mail programs, sales promotions and more sophisticated public relations activities.”
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