Here is an interesting clip, posted by Aly with ultimate props to Adrian, of a "strange" new way to get your news:

Sure it's fun to see these old clips knowing what we know now, but what does this clip tell me? It tells me that only Mr Halloran has his "Home Computer" set up ergonomically. The newspaper computers are all 1 piece jobs with keyboard attached to monitor, and as a result they are all hunched over them in a back-breaking posture:

Also, it's clear, that 28 years ago we slaughtered whole forests for our paper needs. Seriously, the reduction of paper in our lives happened so gradually that frequently I think we still use so much paper, it takes a video like this to remind us of the mounds of paper that we used to bury ourselves under.

Also so very interesting is what hasn't changed:

• We still have a fascination with putting tons of workers in one big fat room and expecting them all to be productive. I know in these clips the news room is still setup in a "secretarial pool" style, and not a more moder "cubicle hell" style, but still it's efficient use of space with no regard for how people actually get work done.
• The "less than fashionable cubby hole" could have the old PCs removed and replaced with new iMacs and you'd think it was from today. Even the geeks still dress the same.
• Mr Halloran's outfit wouldn't even get a 2nd notice today. I guess wealthy San Franciscans can wear 28 year old suits and be fine.
• "We're not in it to make money", still true today, newspapers don't know how to make money. Zing!
• The advertisement's newspaper headline reads: "More arms spending". Now that's depressing...
• We still drink coffee!