The Viability of Viewdata as a Mass Medium: A Case Study of Prestel, the Prototype for Computerized Information Systems, the Internet

Autor:	Lucinda D Davenport
Jazyk:	English<br />Dutch; Flemish
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	prestel viewdata videotext digital communication early computer systems platform studies system theory internet prototype online Telecommunication TK5101-6720 Communication. Mass media P87-96
Zdroj:	Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis, Vol 26, Iss 2, Pp 1-29 (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2213-7653 55859518
DOI:	10.18146/tmg.845
Popis:	Great Britain’s videotext Prestel was the first viewdata system in the world and is considered a prototype to the Internet. It was a planned, technological wonder for online information and communication that other countries adopted. After a whirlwind of demonstrations and promotions, it failed to achieve a mass market in its own country and its creators’ dreams of a networked world. This article analyses why and how Prestel was developed and marketed, and its public reception, using the framework of platform studies and adding systems theory.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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