Its Funny Because its Old

Kitsune • Aug 21, 2004 2:26 am
Ah, the stuff you find when you clean. For instance, a stack of magazines from 1991. In an article detailing how the rapid changes in technology would affect our lives, a timeline of possible events was produced.

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Flying car, nothing. Where the hell is my <$1,000 HDTV set? Oh, well, I guess I could have afforded one if I had just gone to school.
SteveDallas • Aug 21, 2004 3:45 am
Right here!!!!!

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmprd21200050005&skuId=999921100050005&productCategoryId=pcmcat31800050031&type=product

(They didn't say how big it was gonna be!)

And you have to admit, they were right about the "video CDs" and the "digital phone service" (though off by a couple years). It's more accurate than most of these things are!!
jane_says • Aug 21, 2004 5:29 pm
We just got back from a charity rummage sale. I wanted to buy an Intellivision and a forty pound VCR, but my old man wouldn't let me. He doesn't appreciate antiques like I do.
Kitsune • Aug 21, 2004 5:38 pm
Well, SteveDallas, I'll be dammed. And I can order it simply by tapping on my UnMouse!

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And you've all been calling them "touchpads". Humpf.