Flashback: Before Google and Alexa There Was Line One

Editor's note: Take a look back into The Dallas Morning News archives.In 2018 if you have a problem or question, what do you do? Like most people you probably Google it. But what would you do without access to the internet? From October 1977 to November 1994, Dallas residents had Line One; a super-charged Google run by journalists that not only could answer your questions, but also could call customer service for you and get your money back for faulty products. Their tagline was "Line 1 solves problems, cuts red tape, answers questions".  Continue reading...

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