Want a new Home Computer?

[Cheese]

1954 Popular Mechanics Prediction re Home Computers

Visionary's prediction for 2004

[BlackArcher101]

All I can say is Wow. Thank god they were wrong.

Love the part that says "With teletype interface and fortran language, the computer will be easy to use"

Love the big ships wheel on it.

[KevanGuy]

FYI, I saw that same wheel on sale at Future Shop for $8 000.00 less this weekend.

[octothorp]

Sweet! I'm guessing the big silver wheel on the left is for playing GTA or other similar games.


What's with this guy's weird black mohawk hair?

[spydermal]

imagine typing and printing reports on that thing.

[FlamesAddiction]

Does it take leaded or unleaded?

[Tron_fdc]

What the hell is that thing? The controls of the new Canadian submarines??

[HelloHockeyFans]

Fortran! LOL!

[arsenal]

mmmm fortran :geek:

[Dirty Mr. Clean]

Fortan is almost gone the way of the Dinos.

[CaptainCrunch]

That wheel is there to crush viruses and spyware

Could you imagine using this thing on the internet, everytime you go to a new page or hit refresh it would have to print the page out

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally posted by CaptainCrunch@Nov 22 2004, 05:41 PM
That wheel is there to crush viruses and spyware

Could you imagine using this thing on the internet, everytime you go to a new page or hit refresh it would have to print the page out

No way, look at the Hi-Tech TV up on the wall. I hear that by the year 2004, most homes will have, Get this, colour tv's and they may even be as big as 21 inc screens. WOW, the wonders of modern science

[Looger]

Originally posted by Dirty Mr. Clean@Nov 22 2004, 10:08 PM
Fortan is almost gone the way of the Dinos.

that's what i used to think.

quite a demand, these days, for fortran programmers.

i mean it's not like there is for java programmers, but there is actually a demand.

and it's not all for ancient y2k-non-compliant bank software, either!

i used to laugh at comp-sci students i knew taking that stuff...

as for the topic at hand i wonder what we think now of the future that is way off kilter.

like, will there be a silk cable to space, eliminating the need for space shuttles etc.?

will nanotechnology/advanced microbe alteration eliminate complex garbage?

will reality television EVER end?

[Tron_fdc]

Originally posted by Bring_Back_Shantz+Nov 22 2004, 11:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Bring_Back_Shantz @ Nov 22 2004, 11:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-CaptainCrunch@Nov 22 2004, 05:41 PM
That wheel is there to crush viruses and spyware

Could you imagine using this thing on the internet, everytime you go to a new page or hit refresh it would have to print the page out

No way, look at the Hi-Tech TV up on the wall. I hear that by the year 2004, most homes will have, Get this, colour tv's and they may even be as big as 21 inc screens. WOW, the wonders of modern science [/b][/quote]
Whatever, the wheel is to hand wind the power supply to the 1.1 kliobytes per minute modem. Kinda like the one on my current laptop.

[MarchHare]

I hate to rain on the parade, but that picture is a hoax.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp

[Faid1]

Wow thanks for the .bmp file




edit: FWD: FWD: FWD:

[Reggie Dunlop]

DEBUNK'D!

[FlamesAddiction]

I feel so foolish!

[browna]

So it IS the control room for the "new" Canadian sub...

The wheel must power the fire supression system that failed....looks like the Brits did a cut and paste job to put it on the left hand from the traditional British right hand drive, in order to ease Canadian fears.....and the cut and paste job left it functionlesss...

[Cheese]

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo! damn I hate it when that happens.
<note to self...always check Snopes first!>