On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Ed Gerck wrote:
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The Internet broke the 60 percent penetration barrier in the U.S. faster
than any other medium. For example, some 35 percent of the U.S.
population had phone use in 1920, but penetration didn't reach 60
percent until 1950. With the Internet, a comparable increase in
usage only took two years.
Telephone - surpassed 60 percent in 30 years
Cable TV - surpassed 60 percent in 27 years
Computers - surpassed 60 percent in 15 years
Radio - surpassed 60 percent in 10 years
VCR's - surpassed 60 percent in 10 years
Television - surpassed 60 percent in 5 years
Internet - surpassed 60 percent in 2 years
I seem to recall 1968 being the lower-bound year for internet
penetration... notwithstanding that, which two years are you talking
about?
joelja
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