University of Montreal: 'Constant Tinkering' - Reporters Pioneered Portable Computer Use
May 08, 2026
May 08, 2026
MONTREAL, Quebec, May 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news:
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"Constant tinkering": reporters pioneered portable computer use
Long before the Internet and laptops, journalists were the among very first remote workers -- and the unwitting guinea pigs of the mobile computing revolution.
By Martin LaSalle
"We had some kind of device that we plugged into a telephone handset--some rubber . . .
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"Constant tinkering": reporters pioneered portable computer use
Long before the Internet and laptops, journalists were the among very first remote workers -- and the unwitting guinea pigs of the mobile computing revolution.
By Martin LaSalle
"We had some kind of device that we plugged into a telephone handset--some rubber . . .