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December 03, 2004
Okay, Yeah, Very Nice, But Where's My F'n' Flyin' Car?!
From a 1954 Popular Mechanics:
That legend reads (emphasis added):
Scientists from the RAND Corporation have created this model to illustrate how a "home computer" could look like in the year 2004. However the needed technology will not be economically feasible for the average home. Also the scientists readily admit that the computer will require not yet invented technology to actually work, but 50 years from now scientific progress is expected to solve these problems. With teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use.
Well, they successfully predicted that engineering problems would be overcome. But then, there's that bit about "easy to use." Still waitin' on that, RAND, you morons.
I can't even get my f'n' comments to work.
People don't change, but technology continues kicking ass.
Thanks to Alan K.
Posted by Ace at December 3, 2004 01:16 AM
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Comments
Ace--
It's a joke.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp
BTW, that Smithsonian exhibit where it was taken was effin' cool.
Nukes are SWEET.
Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge
Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge at December 3, 2004 01:23 AM
I worked at RAND for two years...that thing ain't far off.
Posted by: Christopher Cross at December 3, 2004 01:29 AM
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