Well, I don't think they knew JUST how much the web would be capable of but they got the idea spot-on. Maybe they could have added, "The kids will be able to share music without paying for it" and you see this 8 track or record player hooked to it...
I am going to guess early to mid 60's on this film. To think in the 70's the very earliest home computers would start showing up on the market. The 80's saw standardization in computing. The 90's saw the Internet reaching the masses. The 2000's saw smart phones. I wonder what's next...
WOW! Everything is spot on, EXCEPT the "scans the computer every 2 seconds for problems and inserts backup circuits if theres a problem". If you replace "problems" with virus, the entire video would be 100% accurate.
@sonicfangamer2 The first use of the term "internet" was in 1974, but it was conceived and had it's beginnings as early as the 1950's. The 1960's saw mostly colleges and scientific (and military/government) sources using "the internet". It became commercially big in the 90's though, like you said. The ideas were there, they just didn't know how to get there yet!
So... if cameras scanned the wares, does that mean if one person was browsing, the other would have to wait their turn??? Literally hundreds of others??
Also why would the dad owe taxes? Did they not pay sales tax at the same time as the purchase?
@667Atlas No bring your iPhone,show them you can make calls,get online,take pictures and video,play movies,listen to music,send text,send pictures and and video, paid bills online,etc, And the device is touch screen and it fits in your pocket.They be like WTH..LOLZ
No wonder why there where so many spousal abuse case's back in the 60's & 70's "The wife orders what she want's then the husband pay for it" The look on his face when he see's the receipt haha WTF I'd kill a bitch LMAO
funny how science fiction becomes reality. All of this stuff is now possible and more and yet at the time i'm sure this was met with disbelief. Makes you wonder what we can accomplish in the future, that is if we can manage to not destroy ourselves.
What this video doesn't show is the 4th screen which is twice the size of the three other screens and is known as the Pornographic Motion Picture Viewing Console.
@funnybuoy13 We didn't see that one, because that's the one in your room. They didn't go in there because they knew you'd be practicing on yourself with a strap-on attached to your desk chair. And well frankly, the obvious awkwardness aside, they felt it would be too anachronistic for audiences to see a a three hundred pound lard-ass with a dildo in his ass...because the rest of the family is so svelte.
@SenorCajones hahaha!Well first of all, try halving that 300 hundred lbs - I had to google what 300 lbs was as I'm such a dumbass I use kilograms.And it's probably you who is the lard ass american, sat at home eating your tv dinner while making your way through countless you tube videos insulting people to make yourself look funny and reassure yourself that your life doesn't suck (which I'm sure it does if that's how you have to pass your time), hoping for a response just so you can feel alive.
"Her husband will be quite unhappy with the electronic transaction he receives for her very modern paisley polyester dress, as trombone elevator music softly lilts in the background..."
The internet is actually not as new as some people would have you believe. I lived through that era (1969 onward) and I personally know some people who had computer terminals in their home and working, that way, on the internet (or computer networks as we called them). The innovation was the development of much faster computer chips that allowed individual microcomputers by the early 1990s to have the processing capabilities of the older mainframes. But, the principle was in existence by 1969.
@Scottrchrdsn And did they shop online in 1969? Chat with prostitutes in Malaysia? That's the internet people are referring to. I think everyone is aware that there were networks as early as 1856.
@SenorCajones And, why, SenorCajones, did you mention the activity of "chatting with prostitutes in Malaysia"? I find that part of the comment somewhat...unusual. The internet was certainly NOT developed in order for people to perform that activity! As to the remainder of your comment; certainly we could not do as much with the net then as one can do today but much more was done (mainly in research) than what most internet users today assume was done in 1973.
wow the guy had to turn 2 dials and push god knows what just to get his screen/projector to come on. Surely they would have predicted a simple 'ON' switch lol
This is so neat! Our imaginations are not limited by the technology and ideas of our age! (only if we allow them to be). A philosopher in ancient Greece (I'm sorry, I just forgot his name) thought of the concept of Atoms several years before the idea was ever brought up again! (and of course before the first microscope).
Was this a concept presentation? Did any of those machines actually work? Or were they props to present the concepts? Either way, it's very interesting. The '60s had ARPAnet, but not the internet, per se. Still, pretty cool.
@JohnnyLucero13 It took four years for someone to make this "observation"? My, what an intelligent numbnut you are. Do you get paid for writing such asshole comments?
@CrASYmUZIk Starcraft. Pretty cool game, but the Koreans take it a little too far. I saw a video about Korea's # 1 Starcraft "champion". Aside from making about $500k per year in winnings & endorsements, we has quite a following. He get's more ass than a hip-hop/rap or NBA star. At some competitions, there are thousands of people watching on huge CCTV's. It's like a big concert/sporting event. Insane. I don't know if it's still like that anymore, or if they moved on to SC2.
@pufixas no i just state intelligent facts that surpass your mental abilities perhaps you should read a book and smarten up little one, you still have much to learn before your ready...
@truesteban090 Meanwhile you might try looking up "your" in the dictionary and tell us how it fits into this context. Also, try capitalizing a first person personal pronoun or two in your lifetime.
I was born that year...MIND BLOWING to think the internet was even a concept at the time. remember, in 1969, Sesame Street was banned in Mississippi because children of different races were shown playing together.
@90038jhon Wow. I guess technology moves foward, but sometimes people move backward, or take a long time to move at least. Sesame Street banned, that's crazy. I wish I could watch the older episodes (that includes Electric Company too). Even the ones from when I was little--which was not that long ago--are better than the ones now (the ones now have too many new characters and they're selling out to mainstream crap more than ever).
@tasos853 You are obviously someone who did not experience that era. Even Peter Fonda commented on how much cooler things were back then. And since that time: Degradation of the world on many fronts, economy, environment, socially and more. About the only thing that has improved are the computers. Most of what is good and new is not in the mainstream and one has to dig hard to find it. Like where is a decent rock radio station? Ha ha... Back then FM radio was king, some great TV too.
They obviously didn't think through all of the form factor / GUI issues, but it suggests somebody assumed there would only be so many Internet "channels" - or maybe they thought slim CRTs would require tint adjustments!
Even in the 1960s there were enough banks that you couldn't just expect to turn to "the bank channel" unless you pre-arranged it with the Carrier: 1969 was only a year after the FCC's Carterfone decision; before AT&T still could prevent the sale of even replacement handsets.
It's this from the movie "1999"? I've been trying to find that film for a while now. It was very interesting how well it predicted the future of technology.
@clank1 Not only that, but back then I don't think they could contemplate "digital" graphics. The wife is shopping online & "once there, a *camera* will scan...". So, no digitized pictures. They actually envisioned a real remote controlled camera with a link to your monitor. The limiting factor in that setup is, 1 camera, per person, per item. You could never get a mass volume of people shopping "online" like that. You'd need 1000's of individual cameras for each item/shopper. :-P
@gardnerbm Yes. Analog only. But even if it was microfiche/film, in order for more then 1 person @ a time to view it, you'd still need many analog TV cameras. 1 for each customer who is "online"/at the store. In any event, it would be very limited. Even if you had say, 100 cameras. And a setup that size would take up entire rooms.
@gardnerbm Yes...many @ once can watch the channel, w/1 video feed/camera, per channel,....but per single item. So even if the all items were on microfilm, for many people to see 1 feed/item, you would need 1 camera per item. If you wanted the ability to in any way control the camera (to view different films), you'd need 1 camera per person. In any event, you'd need a lot of cameras. The subject is moot anyway, although it's interesting & fun to speculate/chat about, hehehe :-)
Well, you have to dream things up first before you can make it a reality. As primitive as this looks, this is only about 8 years before the Apple II
lander77477 9 hours ago
Well, I don't think they knew JUST how much the web would be capable of but they got the idea spot-on. Maybe they could have added, "The kids will be able to share music without paying for it" and you see this 8 track or record player hooked to it...
Lesrevesdhiver 13 hours ago
I am going to guess early to mid 60's on this film. To think in the 70's the very earliest home computers would start showing up on the market. The 80's saw standardization in computing. The 90's saw the Internet reaching the masses. The 2000's saw smart phones. I wonder what's next...
thebigpoopful 17 hours ago
Lolololol.. We do all this in ONE computer.. not many like they show here
Axel1797 19 hours ago in playlist Liked videos
Anybody know what this is from?
thapoopscoopa 19 hours ago
Was that Wink Martindale as the husband?
SpideyRex 1 day ago
order me a belt to beat you with...
Skrimpish 1 day ago
reminds me of the tv-series "LOST"
:-]
BLOOD19752 2 days ago
so much misogyny smh
glottis5 2 days ago
it's raining???
rowenj 2 days ago
that computer has 3 way sli
mattehFLCL 2 days ago
This wasn't the internet but it was close
sagat4 2 days ago
Note: Flat (Apple looking??) screens in 1969.
DJCW 3 days ago
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If you notice there is no outside world, that is because they are imprisoned.
The 'central bank' has total control over all of their personal information.
The husband and wife are never in the same room because reproduction is controlled.
Outside is considered a 'critical area' that requires surveillance at the battle station (shopping console).
The children are not raised by the parents.
There is nothing human about this vision of the future.
ochretide 3 days ago
This tape will self destruct in 5 seconds. Good luck Jim.
JohnKindereith 4 days ago
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destronia123 4 days ago
Wow teh early slideshows..
Atari907 4 days ago
It's good to know that stereotypes were alive and well in our WILDEST DREAMS of the future.
LauraLittlePony 4 days ago
WOW! Everything is spot on, EXCEPT the "scans the computer every 2 seconds for problems and inserts backup circuits if theres a problem". If you replace "problems" with virus, the entire video would be 100% accurate.
jci10 5 days ago
@jci10 Remember the circuits where probably where the hard drives witch software backs up data when there is going to be a problem like a Raid setup
eazzyc35 1 day ago
Wait... wasn't the internet made in the 1990s? This is the 1960s.
sonicfangamer2 5 days ago
@sonicfangamer2 The first use of the term "internet" was in 1974, but it was conceived and had it's beginnings as early as the 1950's. The 1960's saw mostly colleges and scientific (and military/government) sources using "the internet". It became commercially big in the 90's though, like you said. The ideas were there, they just didn't know how to get there yet!
EdYaekle 2 days ago
I think this is the 1st inter net in 1969. Now we have
iphone, Ipod and Computers and laptops
hilarioph 5 days ago
amazing how accurate they were to the future, pending the right technology :|
mfsflyer1 5 days ago
Just imagine to have all that junk in your home instead your laptop, desktop, console, video.... :>
MsDarkMatter 5 days ago
Internets are serious business!
Nightmonkey17 5 days ago
0:46 "...She left the kitchen?"
DjNeek272 6 days ago 25
So... if cameras scanned the wares, does that mean if one person was browsing, the other would have to wait their turn??? Literally hundreds of others??
Also why would the dad owe taxes? Did they not pay sales tax at the same time as the purchase?
GarySpatzScam 6 days ago
@OFP1Painkiller It's science fiction. Going back in time :)
4u250ut 6 days ago
It's f'n hilarious how the "Man" is still the ultimate deciding factor in the household! Those were indeed the good old days!
EpluribusMaximus 1 week ago
There a lot of things never seen in the 20th century!
mquiroz90 1 week ago
i wanna go back in time and bring my laptop they would be like WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
667Atlas 1 week ago
@667Atlas No bring your iPhone,show them you can make calls,get online,take pictures and video,play movies,listen to music,send text,send pictures and and video, paid bills online,etc, And the device is touch screen and it fits in your pocket.They be like WTH..LOLZ
4u250ut 1 week ago
@4u250ut You can call other ppl with the iPhone?
OFP1Painkiller 6 days ago
lol husbands like " im leavin this bitch!"
mahdidi96 1 week ago
@mahdidi96 I was thinking just about the same thing lmao
GUMBYsence 1 week ago
I like how upset the husband looks. hehe He seems to really hate when his wife buys stuff online. Maybe she's breaking his bank.
IARRCSim 1 week ago
No wonder why there where so many spousal abuse case's back in the 60's & 70's "The wife orders what she want's then the husband pay for it" The look on his face when he see's the receipt haha WTF I'd kill a bitch LMAO
wallace86442 1 week ago 33
but did they predict the true purpose for the internet? porn...
reesercliff 1 week ago
Kind of reminds me of the Flintstones...they sort of knew what they wanted, but didn't really have any idea of the technology.
jma00a1 1 week ago
The sad thing is the interface is more user friendly than anything we've come up with since!
jabailo 1 week ago
@jabailo but it seems that you need a dedicated computer for each program
HarryFranz 1 week ago
funny how science fiction becomes reality. All of this stuff is now possible and more and yet at the time i'm sure this was met with disbelief. Makes you wonder what we can accomplish in the future, that is if we can manage to not destroy ourselves.
f0nn1x 1 week ago
The look on the mans face at 0:46 is priceless ;P
xXMrPatrick1207Xx 1 week ago
who made this back in 1960s and for what purpose?
MatrixOfDynamism 1 week ago
Might as well get a Univac, and reinforce the flooring so the house doesn't cave in.
mellotrongirl 1 week ago
don't let the wife have a computer.. problem solved
jawbraeka 1 week ago
How long will we have to wait for these conveniences of the future?
32mudbug 1 week ago
What game show host did they use for this ? Know his face but can't remember his name. No offense guy, sorry.
Razorwing67 1 week ago
@Razorwing67 Wink Martindale
JENDALL714 1 week ago
What this video doesn't show is the 4th screen which is twice the size of the three other screens and is known as the Pornographic Motion Picture Viewing Console.
funnybuoy13 1 week ago 2
@funnybuoy13 We didn't see that one, because that's the one in your room. They didn't go in there because they knew you'd be practicing on yourself with a strap-on attached to your desk chair. And well frankly, the obvious awkwardness aside, they felt it would be too anachronistic for audiences to see a a three hundred pound lard-ass with a dildo in his ass...because the rest of the family is so svelte.
SenorCajones 1 week ago
@SenorCajones hahaha!Well first of all, try halving that 300 hundred lbs - I had to google what 300 lbs was as I'm such a dumbass I use kilograms.And it's probably you who is the lard ass american, sat at home eating your tv dinner while making your way through countless you tube videos insulting people to make yourself look funny and reassure yourself that your life doesn't suck (which I'm sure it does if that's how you have to pass your time), hoping for a response just so you can feel alive.
funnybuoy13 1 week ago 2
@funnybuoy13 It's 136 kgs.
averyhse 1 week ago
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patriotofliberty1776 1 week ago
@patriotofliberty1776 They forgot the console showing youtube, where twats like you are still thinking that cliches make you seem funny.
SenorCajones 1 week ago
Eyefinity..
AAAAAAAWWWWWW YEEEAAAAAHHH
BLOBBLYBLOBBY 1 week ago
She will DDoS your sorry ASS!! lol
kalaandroid 1 week ago
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"Her husband will be quite unhappy with the electronic transaction he receives for her very modern paisley polyester dress, as trombone elevator music softly lilts in the background..."
InnerSpaceTravel1 1 week ago
AHH, the early days of the internet, it was calm and peaceful and totally not gay.
Weegeeisgoingtokillm 1 week ago
The internet is actually not as new as some people would have you believe. I lived through that era (1969 onward) and I personally know some people who had computer terminals in their home and working, that way, on the internet (or computer networks as we called them). The innovation was the development of much faster computer chips that allowed individual microcomputers by the early 1990s to have the processing capabilities of the older mainframes. But, the principle was in existence by 1969.
Scottrchrdsn 1 week ago
@Scottrchrdsn And did they shop online in 1969? Chat with prostitutes in Malaysia? That's the internet people are referring to. I think everyone is aware that there were networks as early as 1856.
SenorCajones 1 week ago
@SenorCajones And, why, SenorCajones, did you mention the activity of "chatting with prostitutes in Malaysia"? I find that part of the comment somewhat...unusual. The internet was certainly NOT developed in order for people to perform that activity! As to the remainder of your comment; certainly we could not do as much with the net then as one can do today but much more was done (mainly in research) than what most internet users today assume was done in 1973.
Scottrchrdsn 1 week ago
cool they predicted online banking!
jubjub444 1 week ago
"What the wife selects on her console will be paid for on the husbands counterpart console" lol.
JOOP60606 1 week ago
I am going to start saying eCorrespondence instead of email. :3
tigresslover 1 week ago
If this is how it would've been set up for the simple task of online shopping, I'd hate to see how many workstations he'd be using to look at porn.
PabzGLRP 1 week ago
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valis8536 1 week ago
wow the guy had to turn 2 dials and push god knows what just to get his screen/projector to come on. Surely they would have predicted a simple 'ON' switch lol
GozersApprentice 1 week ago
I noticed that the guy seemed to have a kid - but wasn't wearing a wedding ring. Hum ... - and he was left-handed!
wmlynnshirley 1 week ago
LOL could you Imagine if they saw the bullshit on the internet today? xD
EP1KCAMPER 1 week ago
This is so neat! Our imaginations are not limited by the technology and ideas of our age! (only if we allow them to be). A philosopher in ancient Greece (I'm sorry, I just forgot his name) thought of the concept of Atoms several years before the idea was ever brought up again! (and of course before the first microscope).
RetroLaydeh42 1 week ago
We can do all of that today so they were right - Of course not in that form of machinery but the concept is pretty much the same.
MrDavidTotterdale 1 week ago
Science FICTION! None of those ideas will EVER see fruition...
GunterJPN 1 week ago
Was this a concept presentation? Did any of those machines actually work? Or were they props to present the concepts? Either way, it's very interesting. The '60s had ARPAnet, but not the internet, per se. Still, pretty cool.
aliensamuraipirate 1 week ago
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SuperClintEastwood 1 week ago
Strangely, not a single mention of the sheer amount of LOLcats.
sabbatdark 1 week ago
What will they think up next.
J5MARLON 1 week ago
LCD's they have LCD's! :O
TVripFun 1 week ago 35
1:02 Eyefinity . . .
FoxyThingy 1 week ago
What are the husbands other two screens used for? hmmmm ...
itsxmyxtube 2 weeks ago 21
@itsxmyxtube for porn. lol
cdnerds 1 week ago
@itsxmyxtube Sexy videochat;;)
666alberto 1 week ago
But will it Blend?
Blasting4Matter 2 weeks ago
@ 1:00 He forgot to shut down Windows. Now it's gonna ask him whether or not he wants to boot Windows normally or in safe mode.
ibanezzer1 2 weeks ago 2
the internet's no fun anymore
phrontes 2 weeks ago
it just goes to show that everything we use today, has roots going further back than you think. sometimes a lot further
Amaranthus616 2 weeks ago 2
To think all of the devices shown on this video can now fit in the palm of your hand with today's technology.
CrossoverGameReviews 2 weeks ago
Damn not self sufficient woman.
ArtypNk 2 weeks ago
It sure has come a long way after all these years..
jtswiss95 2 weeks ago
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I'm diggin' that funky background music!!
...and then a camera will scan your VISA card and then upload the info to our unsecured database.
aaronwa71 2 weeks ago
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aaronwa71 2 weeks ago
Al Gore was way ahead of his time as a kid...
SwankeyMonkey 2 weeks ago
Looks like Wink Martindale!
tvwarmup 2 weeks ago 2
it could probaly run minecraft
nicolasmauser 2 weeks ago
does anyone have this vinyl lp? there had to be a record of this hahahahah
AMOKIAN 2 weeks ago
Fake
Success2gether 2 weeks ago
@Success2gether *facepalm* SOMEONE is thick
chocolatesprite 2 weeks ago
....Or you can just use your visa on Amazon.
JOLEMONGOL 2 weeks ago
240p, This really IS from 1969 :D just kidding :)
kakarot1234567891234 2 weeks ago
@kakarot1234567891234 lol :D
intheblues 2 weeks ago
Dave, what are you doing? Dave.
HeathenSaxon 2 weeks ago
Clark7795,
what is this from? what is the title of the full film and who made it? do you know?
nealkassanoff 2 weeks ago
didnt think computer screens were that advance then :/
BoMbHeAd1996 2 weeks ago
Poor women of that society-draft. What you sourly buy nevertheless seen as an irrational burden for the husband? :'
judith27 2 weeks ago
lol back up circuit
deathsmileyinc 2 weeks ago
The guy has 3 computers on his desk, but 1 is dedicated to monitoring his wife's purchases!
JohnnyLucero13 2 weeks ago 26
@JohnnyLucero13 priorities XD
tigresslover 1 week ago
@JohnnyLucero13 It took four years for someone to make this "observation"? My, what an intelligent numbnut you are. Do you get paid for writing such asshole comments?
SenorCajones 1 week ago
Kimda reminds me of the intro to The Jetsons when George offers Jane a few dollars, but she grabs his wallet...
mellotrongirl 1 week ago
LOL, reminds me of in Family Guy when he takes the wallet back and tosses her out of the car.
StarwindAmada20 3 days ago
HAHAAHHA LOVE IT.
quest33613 3 weeks ago
Interesting that they depict flatscreen monitors when they only became standard in the last few years.
RipTheSystem33 3 weeks ago
@cbohar84 Korean population has more acces to the Internet than American people do...... Mainly cause they play Starcraft
CrASYmUZIk 3 weeks ago
@CrASYmUZIk Starcraft. Pretty cool game, but the Koreans take it a little too far. I saw a video about Korea's # 1 Starcraft "champion". Aside from making about $500k per year in winnings & endorsements, we has quite a following. He get's more ass than a hip-hop/rap or NBA star. At some competitions, there are thousands of people watching on huge CCTV's. It's like a big concert/sporting event. Insane. I don't know if it's still like that anymore, or if they moved on to SC2.
gjc82071 3 weeks ago
@gjc82071
Only in Korea...
shoplifting1is1fun 2 weeks ago
It doesn't have Aero Glass, and it cost to me 100000000 dolars fucking shit S:
enzovicente1 3 weeks ago
no MP3 Downloads? how could they miss that?
gardnerbm 3 weeks ago
can it run crysis
planeoftime 3 weeks ago
oh by the way, clean out your garage because all that equipment will be going in there by mid 1970.
ab9957 3 weeks ago
That does look a lot like the modern internet, but with less porn.
jaxratch 3 weeks ago
@clark7795 I would like to see some reference or source of the video you have uploaded, it is very interesting
7e5y 3 weeks ago
It missed a very important part. "Husband can watch porn anytime."
dynasty11211 3 weeks ago
the fuck , are these flatscreens?
Noi5ee 3 weeks ago
This is well done .. I mean thi sis the fucking 60's and they imagined FLAT screens !! thats fucking pro !!
Arnoud1987000 3 weeks ago
shopping for warez
redpunk 3 weeks ago
very well supported these PC Battlefield 3
TheAlexandru96 3 weeks ago
Nice eyefinity setup..
HowToEatWaffles 3 weeks ago
More stable than a Macbook
DefenderRocks 3 weeks ago
I wish I knew the jazzy tune in the backround...
1594615 3 weeks ago
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it could probably run COD's shitty engine
truesteban090 3 weeks ago 54
@truesteban090 Fuck you BF3 PC fanboy
NforcaToldya 1 week ago
@NforcaToldya when wear how hard how fast
truesteban090 1 week ago
@NforcaToldya Fuck you cod noob bitch
MrAircraft999 1 week ago
@MrAircraft999 I don't play cod pussy but I dont play boring battlefield either
NforcaToldya 1 week ago
@truesteban090 wat
waffenfabrik4815 1 week ago
@truesteban090
COD's engine is decent. Not shitty at all.
Only close-minded bastards like you think that popular games is always shitty...
The shitty thing is not game, nor its engine. Its people who hate and who express their fanboyness.
If it is shitty then why millions of people happily enjoy it?
Why don't you say that Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing engine is bad?
pufixas 1 week ago
@pufixas because i dont get attention if i state the obvious you dim witted nincompoop.
truesteban090 1 week ago
@truesteban090
oh so you are attention whore...?
O.K...
pufixas 1 week ago
@pufixas no i just state intelligent facts that surpass your mental abilities perhaps you should read a book and smarten up little one, you still have much to learn before your ready...
truesteban090 1 week ago
@truesteban090 Meanwhile you might try looking up "your" in the dictionary and tell us how it fits into this context. Also, try capitalizing a first person personal pronoun or two in your lifetime.
SenorCajones 1 week ago
@SenorCajones its the internet not an english class, don't get all butthurt and try to play mr intelligent.
truesteban090 1 week ago
@truesteban090
Exactly. It's the internet; not an English class. Therefore, I shouldn't have to read something five times just to understand what you're saying.
iloldirl 1 week ago
@iloldirl pretentious douche is pretentious
truesteban090 1 week ago
0:05 - 0:20 EBay
3sLabsProd 3 weeks ago
omg "Electronic Correspondance Machine" E-MAIL! in my '69?
awfulguitarplucker 3 weeks ago
But where's the pR0n?
jsc094020 3 weeks ago
I was born that year...MIND BLOWING to think the internet was even a concept at the time. remember, in 1969, Sesame Street was banned in Mississippi because children of different races were shown playing together.
90038jhon 3 weeks ago
@90038jhon Wow. I guess technology moves foward, but sometimes people move backward, or take a long time to move at least. Sesame Street banned, that's crazy. I wish I could watch the older episodes (that includes Electric Company too). Even the ones from when I was little--which was not that long ago--are better than the ones now (the ones now have too many new characters and they're selling out to mainstream crap more than ever).
aliensamuraipirate 1 week ago
Wife inputs creditcard to console
Husband purchases console
ra2yuri4 3 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
What they forgot: PORN!
SeltsamerAttraktor 4 weeks ago 4
"what wife selects husband pays"
I see nothing has changed
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7e5y 3 weeks ago
that era is so fucked up
tasos853 4 weeks ago
@tasos853 You are obviously someone who did not experience that era. Even Peter Fonda commented on how much cooler things were back then. And since that time: Degradation of the world on many fronts, economy, environment, socially and more. About the only thing that has improved are the computers. Most of what is good and new is not in the mainstream and one has to dig hard to find it. Like where is a decent rock radio station? Ha ha... Back then FM radio was king, some great TV too.
tralnok 3 weeks ago
If I was around back then and heard about this, I would of NEVER believed it... but here we are...
Anonymous3690 1 month ago
It's amazing how spot-on they were.
MrRobotoToo 1 month ago
WINK MARTINDALE!!
a1cjlock 1 month ago
They actually had a fairly good idea about the future.
Mjarf88 1 month ago
I bet North Korea is just catching up with this technology
cbohar84 1 month ago 2
@cbohar84
You're right. They can't go onto YouTube.
tomiatt2112 1 month ago
Why did 'the husband' turn the toggle switch?
sexualphilosophyDcom 1 month ago
They obviously didn't think through all of the form factor / GUI issues, but it suggests somebody assumed there would only be so many Internet "channels" - or maybe they thought slim CRTs would require tint adjustments!
Even in the 1960s there were enough banks that you couldn't just expect to turn to "the bank channel" unless you pre-arranged it with the Carrier: 1969 was only a year after the FCC's Carterfone decision; before AT&T still could prevent the sale of even replacement handsets.
EdOscuro 4 weeks ago
It's this from the movie "1999"? I've been trying to find that film for a while now. It was very interesting how well it predicted the future of technology.
dananutter0 1 month ago
Where was the porn console?
eeTex 1 month ago 5
dont think your gonna be playing battlefield 3 on this
DeadlyMountainPro 1 month ago 4
How the heck did we ever get along without a laptop and the Internet?
dinnerandashow 1 month ago
If only they knew you can do all of this with without wires haha
clank1 1 month ago
@clank1 Not only that, but back then I don't think they could contemplate "digital" graphics. The wife is shopping online & "once there, a *camera* will scan...". So, no digitized pictures. They actually envisioned a real remote controlled camera with a link to your monitor. The limiting factor in that setup is, 1 camera, per person, per item. You could never get a mass volume of people shopping "online" like that. You'd need 1000's of individual cameras for each item/shopper. :-P
gjc82071 1 month ago
@gjc82071 Id imagine only analog video existed back the. Maybe they were thinking based on a microfiche machine
gardnerbm 3 weeks ago
@gardnerbm Yes. Analog only. But even if it was microfiche/film, in order for more then 1 person @ a time to view it, you'd still need many analog TV cameras. 1 for each customer who is "online"/at the store. In any event, it would be very limited. Even if you had say, 100 cameras. And a setup that size would take up entire rooms.
gjc82071 3 weeks ago
@gjc82071 Well according to the video its like analog TV. many can watch the channel with one video feed from the one camera per channel camera
gardnerbm 2 weeks ago
@gardnerbm Yes...many @ once can watch the channel, w/1 video feed/camera, per channel,....but per single item. So even if the all items were on microfilm, for many people to see 1 feed/item, you would need 1 camera per item. If you wanted the ability to in any way control the camera (to view different films), you'd need 1 camera per person. In any event, you'd need a lot of cameras. The subject is moot anyway, although it's interesting & fun to speculate/chat about, hehehe :-)
gjc82071 2 weeks ago
Husband was all like "fucking bitch, spending all my money!"
gcastro44 1 month ago 2
How does one spam flag the garbage telemarketer video responses?
daw162 1 month ago
Sorta accurate... as I'm not for tights... why couldn't we of side tracked to... FUCKING LOGAN'S RUN! RENEW THE STUPID BASTARDS...
marlboromike2100 1 month ago
"Communal Service Replacement Agency"? You mean the Chinese guy down the road that also sells paint?
pythag123 1 month ago
lcd?
Tomajdafrytrix 1 month ago
I dont understand why someone did that :-D
rodier2 1 month ago
When in 2011 are we getting a pre-conce