[AUUG-Talk]: [Fwd: FW: 1954 Popular Mechanics view of the Home PC in 2004]

[Glenn Satchell]

> From: Greg Black <gjb at auug.org.au>
> 
> On 2004-11-24, Glenn Satchell wrote:
> > > From: David Newall <davidn at rebel.net.au>
> > > On Wed, 2004-11-24 at 21:37, Glenn Satchell wrote:
> > > > > They weren't totally wrong.  I like the idea of a steering wheel on a
> > > > > house computer.
> > > > 
> > > > And the original article you are referring to would be ?
> > > 
> > > Would be an attached picture. which AUUG's mail software rudely removed,
> > > so I'm afraid you'll have to refer back to 1954 back-issues of Popular
> > > Mechanics magazine.
> > 
> > And I just happen to have that magazine in the garage :-)
> > 
> >   http://4peeps.com/ivb/index.php?showtopic=16207
> 
> You might like to compare it with this:
> 
>     http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp

Oops.

Anyway, the link from that page back to the original competition has
some amusing shots. I like the one with the Intel Inside logo and the
BSOD on the monitor. Or the next one with the Crooklock on the wheel.
Or the Man/Woman one. Or ... :-)

Obviously a few people with too much spare time.

regards,
-glenn