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A modest knowledge of technology in the 70s did not embue the vision outlined by Clarke, I give him a bit more credit. I'm sure most people from that era would
by djmips 1y ago
A modest knowledge of technology in the 70s did not embue the vision outlined by Clarke, I give him a bit more credit. I'm sure most people from that era would be astounded by where we are today.
- mystified5016 1y agoI mean, someone from the 70s would definitely be surprised by the specific technologies we have (and don't have). I don't think they'd be surprised to learn that every person has a personal computer (of some type) or that technology has become so ingrained into our culture. It was pretty clear back then that computing and electronics were on a very fast trajectory to more or less where we ended up. I only did a cursory search, but seems like by 1970, IBM was worth nearly a billion dollars. It was a pretty safe bet.
- djmips 1y agoIt feels like you are young.