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The Mother of All Demos
Doug Engelbart in 1968, demonstrating the future of computing--including hypertext, object addressing and dynamic file linking, as well as shared-screen collaboration involving two persons at different sites communicating over a network with audio and video interface.
Jeff Han's multitouch demo and the introduction of the Macintosh are the only two demos I can think of that have come close to having this much impact since. Can anyone think of any others?
- dbrannan 16y agoI had no idea some of this technology was already available at such an early date - truly fascinating. I was born in 1968, so watching this video has given me a bit of insight to how things were as I entered this world. Thank you for providing this.
- radioactive21 16y agoI dont know why but watching early tech always gets me excited. Just interesting to see how everything started.
- StudyAnimal 16y agoDude is totally stealing Vannevar Bush's ideas. :)
- gnufs 16y agoGnash doesn't seem to be able to play the videos from the RTMP server. Is there a way for those of us without Adobe Flash to view the videos?
- nikcub 16y agoThis got me thinking - what would an equivalent demo today look like? ie. what is the cutting edge today that will be the norm in 40 years.
- joezydeco 16y agoI think some of the Jeff Han stuff is pretty cutting edge (with the bonus of being hacked from common parts). Some of that stuff should be common or even obsolete in a few decades.
- softbuilder 16y agoWhile it's a great demo, I always blanche at the "Mother of all demos" title. Ivan Sutherland in 1962 is what I think of when I hear that phrase: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZqRJzE8xg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZqRJzE8xg
- dws 16y agoFor 'blow your mind' trivia points, who filmed the demo?
- jaysonelliot 16y agoBlow my mind. Who was it?
- MaysonL 16y agoStewart Brand?(of Whole Earth fame)