[ih] History of Online Databases

[Perry E. Metzger]

"Rick" <listsubs at dstudio.clara.net> writes:
> What I really had in mind is when were the first
> databases designed for non-technical users -- research,
> academic or commercial -- that were online as a result
> of a conscious decision?

Stuff like Lexis/Nexis is pretty old -- other services like it are
older still. The Internet is not the only place where things have been
placed on-line...

Perry