below is a link my co-worker sent me to what i think is a “faked video”, and if it is it’s hilarious. a great bit of past/future filmmaking.
if it is not fake and is in fact a real piece of “history”, then it’s pretty fascinating to see that while in 1966 they didn’t have the hardware quite right for 1999 they had all the basic ideas going on (email, online shopping, faxing, printing, etc.). it is disappointing however to see that “scientists” could have such great insight to the future of technology, yet zero insight into the future of our society and culture.
as evidenced here, little wifey can order clothing online in 1999 – but then big husband has to be sent the bill so he can pay for it. seriously? they can imagine something like email that didn’t exist at all, but they can’t imagine a woman paying her own way? jesus.
again, let’s hope it’s fake in which case it’s funny and not horrible.