Future Computers Weigh 1.5 Tons
“Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.” Popular Mechanics (1949)
A vintage photograph shows people working among enormous early computers and tangled cables in a computer room. The joke comes from the outdated 1949 prediction, which sounds absurd compared with how small and powerful modern computers are.
early computer cabinets / корпуса ранних компьютеровvacuum tubes / электронные лампыelectrical cables / электрические кабелиwoman in a dark dress / женщина в тёмном платьеpeople working / работающие людиcomputer room / компьютерный залpaper document / бумажный документwheeled equipment rack / стойка на колёсах
- @dev_meme / 4486 2022-06-19
- Template
- Popular Mechanics 1949 computer prediction
- Type
- image
- Size
- 720×427 · 82.9 KiB
- Mood
- ironic, nostalgic
- Language
- en
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