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LiberalArkie

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32. That was before flat screens. I think the TechTV stuff was at night and news like CNN during the day

Thu Mar 17, 2016, 03:15 PM

Mar 2016

The techtv stuff was ahead of its time and I think they sold it off to someone in 98.

Note: The Site, hosted by Soledad O'Brien, was an hour-long TV program devoted to the Internet revolution. It debuted in July 1996 with MSNBC's launch and aired Monday through Saturday, reaching 35 million homes. The Site was a forerunner to an entire technology channel called ZDTV, later renamed TechTV, which merged to become G4.

Dev Null, Soledad's animated barista co-host was voiced by Leo Laporte, who later became an anchor personality on TechTV, hosting multiple shows.

The Site covered technology in all forms, from technical aspects to news and culture. Musical artists Duncan Sheik and Poe were among many musicians interviewed over how technology influenced their music.

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I won a brand new Sony 27" color tv. That was when MSNBC started and was mainly a tech LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #27

Flat-screen? Rex Mar 2016 #28

That was before flat screens. I think the TechTV stuff was at night and news like CNN during the day LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #32

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