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Viewtron

Viewtron was an online service offered by Knight-Ridder and AT&T from 1983 to 1986. Patterned after the British Post Office's Prestel system, it started as a videotex service requiring users to have a special terminal, the AT&T Sceptre. As home computers became important in the marketplace, the development focus shifted to IBM, Apple, Commodore and other…

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Developer
Knight-Ridder, AT&T
Discontinued
March 31, 1986; 40 years ago (1986-03-31)
Launch date
1983; 43 years ago (1983)
Platform
NAPLPS
Status
Discontinued
Type
Videotex

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Viewtron

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples59
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
Components1

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Viewtron

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related to history · 24
Viewtron → After October, After Viewtron, At, Bowsprit, Broward, Canada, Coral Gables, Dade, Datapac, Despite, Florida, Known, May, Monroe, October, Other, Palm Beach, Southern Bell, Telenet, The
related to Technical details · 11
Viewtron → According, AT, Chip Bok, Despite, Hosted, NAPLPS, Sceptre, Tandem/16, The Viewtron, Unlike HTML, Viewtron's
related to Demise · 8
Viewtron → AT, Knight Ridder, Knight Ridder's, On March, Shortly, The, Vice President Reid Ashe, Viewtron's
related to External links · 7
Viewtron → Archives, AT, Sceptre Videotex Terminal, The Viewtron System, Viewtron Introduction, YouTube, YouTubeAT
related to Reception · 2
Viewtron → Ahoy, November
Developer · 1
Viewtron → Knight-Ridder, AT&T
Discontinued · 1
Viewtron → March 31, 1986; 40 years ago (1986-03-31)
Launch date · 1
Viewtron → 1983; 43 years ago (1983)
Platform · 1
Viewtron → NAPLPS
Status · 1
Viewtron → Discontinued

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service users online knight news would videotex ridder terminal information computer 1983 1985 memo newspaper despite 31 offered 1986 services

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ViewtronDeveloperKnight-Ridder, AT&T1.00infobox
ViewtronDiscontinuedMarch 31, 1986; 40 years ago (1986-03-31)1.00infobox
ViewtronLaunch date1983; 43 years ago (1983)1.00infobox
ViewtronPlatformNAPLPS1.00infobox
ViewtronStatusDiscontinued1.00infobox
ViewtronTypeVideotex1.00infobox
file downloads or online chatinstance ofCommodore and other personal computers.Viewtron differed from contemporary services like CompuServe and The Source by emphasizing news from The Miami Herald and Associated Press…0.80text
Viewtronrelated to DemiseShortly0.60section
Viewtronrelated to DemiseViewtron's0.60section
Viewtronrelated to DemiseVice President Reid Ashe0.60section
Viewtronrelated to DemiseThe0.60section
Viewtronrelated to DemiseKnight Ridder's0.60section

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