[mikewarot]

We had tiny low resolution CRT displays back then, 640*480 pixels, 9" or so. 8*8 pixel fonts suck.

We were all used to reading text on paper in a much nicer format back then.

The typical text/graphic display of the day was about 36" * 24" and delivered daily on your doorstep for about $0.50 plus tip.

Printout wasn't as nice, but you could mark it up, and scroll was intuitive, as was copy and paste.

They are overpriced, but try reading a newspaper once... It's a completely different experience. You have no idea how nice it felt to have the Sunday newspaper and time to soak it in.

It was well written, and had no spam in it.