Chapter 8. How Internet/Television Connections Work
When people first began talking about the “information superhighway” several years ago, it wasn’t the Internet they were talking about. Instead, it was television—and specifically cable television—that they believed would change the way we lived and worked. There were visions of 500 TV channels, “interactive television,” shopping from home, and customized news available whenever you wanted it. This information superhighway was going to hook us all together electronically so we could more easily communicate and get information, services, goods, and entertainment. It didn’t pan out that ...
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