On the 20th anniversary of Viewtron’s birth, Interactive Faculty Howard Finberg interviewed some people involved in the project about its impact on new media and their careers. What were the biggest ...

Before there was the Web, there was Viewtron. Twenty years ago on Oct. 30, Knight Ridder and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company launched in Miami one of the boldest experiments in new media: ...

Knight-Ridder Newspapers Inc. said it will close out operations of its consumer videotex service, ”Viewtron,” within a few weeks. Viewtron currently serves just over 20,000 subscribers. The price of ...

Rupert Murdoch finally launched his much anticipated (at least in media circles) “iPad newspaper” today, making News Corp. the first company to create a daily news publication exclusively for a tablet ...

Information overload is not what it used to be. In 1983, magazines, television, and radio were apparently enough to make people lose their bearings. Well it’s a good thing AT&T was there with a ...

Knight-Ridder Newspapers Inc. will close down its money-losing Viewtron service, the company said Monday. Viewtron is a “videotex” system — that is, a database that allows home computer users access ...

The message on your screen says: “Can you come over and babysit?” You type in your response, then check your bank account and the weather before leaving the house to return the blender you ...