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geekhack Community => Other Geeky Stuff => Topic started by: JSchool on Sat, 14 January 2012, 06:40:38

Title: Late 80s/early 90s network terminal - Help me remember!
Post by: JSchool on Sat, 14 January 2012, 06:40:38

In the early days of online services a US phone company tried something different and offered a terminal computer packaged with their service so people wouldn't have to invest in a real computer.  I think it was Sprint but I'm not sure.  I remember the commercials and I remember seeing demos at the mall.  It wasn't very popular and was fairly short lived.

I recall on the commericals they would talk about some online chat program on the device called Yak (I think).  This ringing any bells for anyone?