As envisioned in 1954 by the chrome-domes at the Rand Corp.:
... With teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use ...
Plus, it has a submarine-style steering wheel, wall-mounted monitor and about 30 Vernier dials and gauges. Oh, and the keyboard is as large as a desk. You gotta see it.
Via Robert Scoble - who wonders if in 50 years, people will be making fun of our predictions.
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