I have no confirmation of this. It is a mail-only system based on TelNet. As you are probably all aware, TIME magazine normally reserves its year-end issue for its man of the year issue. This year, TIME has chosen the computer for this honor.
All information is basically pictoral and organized as a network.
Interface is via a touch sensitive screen. Videodisks are used because of their fast random access seek time, and the need for exciting animation. This sort of animation would have been very tough if it had to be computer generated. The Video disks allow them to have high-quality graphics and animation and still support many terminals. Nevertheless, it is extremely satisfying to actually see this approach out in the public and being used.