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> This might seem strange to some younger readers, but remember in 01-02 internet video (and, indeed, internet faster than dial-up) was not ubiquitous. My famil
by theli0nheart 5y ago
> This might seem strange to some younger readers, but remember in 01-02 internet video (and, indeed, internet faster than dial-up) was not ubiquitous. My family has a VHS tape recording of the news that day because that was how the average person preserved TV broadcasts.
TiVo was also pretty common, but as I recall I just watched on our TV.
Using the Internet for video in 2001 wasn't something anyone would even momentarily consider as realistic.
- varjag 5y agoI've been watching some broadcasts with RealPlayer, while following the events on IRC. Our national TV did not wake up to the events until maybe 5 hours later.