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Kind of like the internet in 1992
by feverishaaron 10y ago
Kind of like the internet in 1992
- B1FF_PSUVM 10y ago1986. When they had to put over 1000 machines in /etc/hosts.
- scosman 10y agoor mullets in 1987
- trg2 10y agoDad?
- potatolicious 10y agoOr the tamagotchi in 1998... The fact that [uncertain thing] became a huge, lasting hit doesn't really give us information about [different uncertain thing], except the knowledge that the probability of being a hit is non-zero.
- feverishaaron 10y agoI don't think that's totally accurate. If you consider the popularity of adjacent technologies (games, mobile devices, entertainment), it's logical to predict that a certain technology will also be noteworthy.
- drumdance 10y agoOr VRML in 1996.
- jonathankoren 10y agoOr Second Life in 2004.
- mdorazio 10y agoMore like 3D TV - lots of parallels between the two in terms of hardware limitations (need to wear something on your head), cost, etc.
- popmystack 10y ago>More like 3D TV This is incredibly short sighted. It's quite obvious that it's not the same, for anyone who's dabbled in the arena for a decent amount of time. Everyone that has tried my Vive or Rift has left smiling like a little kid.
- jonathankoren 10y agoOr CB radios in 1974.