Glorious example of Future Computing

Wonderful concept from the RAND corporation of the ‘personal computer of the future’.

The text above reads as follows:

“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 to 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 the teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use.”

The RAND Corporation Predicts the Home Computer of the future. This amazing photo is what the RAND Corporation thought the Home Computer would look like in 2004. The RAND Corporation released this image in 1954. The man in the photo is actually Sergey Brin’s father! Sergey Brin being the American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur who, together with Larry Page, co-founded Google. The accusation that digital technology is an intrusion is put into perspective some what when thinking about accommodating this tech in your living room! Albeit huge, the keyboard is a familiar bit of kit, the monitor too, even the dials don’t seem to out-of-place. But I’m still trying to figure out what the ship’s wheel is for!