Title :
Pioneering Risk: Lessons from the US Teletext/Videotex Failure
Author :
Sterling, Christopher H.
Author_Institution :
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC
Abstract :
Digital teletext/videotex services enjoyed a decades-long heyday in Europe, and only recently have largely given way to the far more capable Internet. But neither service succeeded in the US. This article assesses multiple reasons behind the American failure to adopt this technology, some of which apply to today´s digital services
Keywords :
Internet; teletext; viewdata; Internet; digital services; teletext services; videotex services; Availability; Consumer electronics; Decoding; Europe; Internet telephony; TV; Telecommunications; Teletext; Videotex; Web and internet services; Ceefax; FCC; Minitel; Teletext; Telidon; Videotex; policy; standards;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2006.54
