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Scuba

(53,475 posts) Mon Feb 13, 2012, 12:49 PM Feb 2012

Nailed it! The Rand Corporation predicted the "home computer" and the "Geek Squad" in the 1940's.

Note that early versions of the mouse were somewhat larger than their modern counterparts.

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Nailed it! The Rand Corporation predicted the "home computer" and the "Geek Squad" in the 1940's. (Original Post) Scuba Feb 2012 OP

It was stupid for the Geek Squad to sell out to Worst Buy. geardaddy Feb 2012 #1

Hey, that's what my house looks like - well, except for the geezer and the four frigid chicks. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #2

Get real man, those chicks are smoking hot! Scuba Feb 2012 #3

No, those vacuum tubes are smoking hot! Tom Ripley Feb 2012 #7

1940s steampunk! frogmarch Feb 2012 #4

"Home computer" photo is actually a hoax hidayj Feb 2012 #5

Ha! Thanks for debunking! Your story is even more fun. Scuba Feb 2012 #6

You may enjoy a book called "La Vie Electrique" by Albert Robida. dimbear Feb 2012 #8

I wish they'd quit running that picture of my Ham Radio shack... BiggJawn Feb 2012 #9

geardaddy

(24,926 posts)

1. It was stupid for the Geek Squad to sell out to Worst Buy.

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Mon Feb 13, 2012, 12:50 PM

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They were so good when they were independent.

HopeHoops

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2. Hey, that's what my house looks like - well, except for the geezer and the four frigid chicks.

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Mon Feb 13, 2012, 01:23 PM

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Scuba

(53,475 posts)

3. Get real man, those chicks are smoking hot!

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Mon Feb 13, 2012, 01:51 PM

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Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)

7. No, those vacuum tubes are smoking hot!

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Mon Feb 13, 2012, 06:29 PM

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frogmarch

(12,153 posts)

4. 1940s steampunk!

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Mon Feb 13, 2012, 02:30 PM

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I love it.

hidayj

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5. "Home computer" photo is actually a hoax

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Mon Feb 13, 2012, 04:39 PM

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Nothing to do with RAND. It was created for a Photoshop competition organized by Fark.com. More detail at Snopes: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp
- Jeffrey Hiday, RAND

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

6. Ha! Thanks for debunking! Your story is even more fun.

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Mon Feb 13, 2012, 06:03 PM

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dimbear

(6,271 posts)

8. You may enjoy a book called "La Vie Electrique" by Albert Robida.

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 09:59 PM

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It predicts the family sitting around the 2way television, talking with friends all over the world.

Came out in the 1880s.

Robida imagined that that future would begin about 1955.

His predictions that the weather would be electrically controlled didn't fly so high.

BiggJawn

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9. I wish they'd quit running that picture of my Ham Radio shack...

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Mon Feb 13, 2012, 11:35 PM

Feb 2012

... and trying to convince people that it's an early home computer...

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