1979 Book Predicted Living Room of the Future
A 1979 book, called "Future Cities: Homes and Living into the 21st Century," did an amazingly accurate job of describing the LIVING ROOM OF THE FUTURE -- their future, our present. It predicted giant, flat-screen TVs that enabled you to record shows, "electronic newspapers," and mail coming in "electronic form." The book said, "millions of office workers [will be] able to work at home." It also predicted technologies that are very much possible now, but that haven't hit the mainstream -- robots that bring drinks and video telephones. Plus, we're not wearing futuristic track suits all the time.
(props to Paleo-Future)
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Future-world predictions always depict people as thin and wearing form-fitting costumes.
Instead, "retro" clothing has been a running fad since the 80's. Geez -- who'd have ever thought we'd want to re-vive 1970's fashions?
I want my Deanna Troi costume, and the body that goes with it.
I assume there's a flying car in the garage?
Yeah. I want "quasi-futuristic" clothing designed personally by Dr. Evil. : )
Mike Elgan
Good point. Any prediction of the future based on todays data will have everyone obese.
Ah, you young-uns...
1979 was only 28 years ago. We already _had_ pre-DOS personal computers, email, dial-up terminal communication for working from home (at only 300 baud-!), video telephones (since the 1964 Worlds Fair), AMPEX video recorders (not yet for home use, but Sony was already workin' on it), and-- yes-- track suits!
Their item seems more like wishful thinking, than prediction.
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