After questioning the purpose of futurising the technology in the new NBN education video this morning, PC & Tech Authority editor Nic Healey flung me a message on Twitter pointing me to this historic documentation of what Broadband would offer Australia back in the heady days of 1992. You have to watch it.
Broadband part 2 by donaldtheduckie
Broadband part 3 by donaldtheduckie
Imagine living in a world where broadband consisted of bleeps and bloops and computerised voices and terrible, terrible 80s hairstyles. Let’s hope that the NBN video doesn’t age quite as poorly when we watch it back in 20 years time.
[Paleofuture - Thanks Nic!]
Michael
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 2:35 PMI like how they don’t have any cameras but are still having video calls, then and now
29Dimensions
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 2:46 PMLove that wooshing sound when the automatic door opens. 15 years later and our doors still don’t do that.
Well, I guess we’ll have to wait till the 24th century….
Brendan
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 2:52 PMReminds me of this video from Apple about Education circa 1996-1997 with the use of Tablets for video conferencing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPS1DMlzz0M
Flame
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 3:35 PMSo good. I kept expecting Arnie to bust in with “I’m looking for John Connor!”
damo
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 7:37 PMOh ha ha… that made me laugh.
SumYungGai
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 3:53 PMThis is cringeworthy and so so embarrassing.
Ross Weekes
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 4:03 PMHaha! I love the random technical words dropped into the conversations :)
Gabriel
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 5:07 PMDownloading….Downloading…
Jim
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 8:26 PMI’d hate having my keyboard make those noises all the time… –boop beedle booup bop bip–
ozoneocean
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 9:57 PMLOL at at “Dick’s” American accent. And “Fred Johnston” is such a silly sounding name… I’m sure I recognise his voice from other things though.
The way the actors sit there talking to their little CRT TV screens that are stranding in for computer monitors is hilarious! And how is looking at a short video clip of someone any better than a photo on their resume? …unless it’s for an acting job or porn.
Josh
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:23 PM“downloading…. downloading….”
i want that
gromit
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 9:19 AMNo marks for failing to predict that tape handlers for data storage would be a thing of the past!
olearymo
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 9:29 AMI really wanna know why that dude stamped ‘confidential’ on his CRT. That ain’t gonna wash off, fella.
bri_cheese
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 12:49 PMHilarious, the taxis look the same!!
Cheeky
Friday, June 17, 2011 at 1:31 PM“Anita, I have a position you’re just going to love” ….. he has obviously been using the company broadband for more than just work!