1994: Are You Ready for the Internet? – Tomorrow's World Retro Tech Bbc Archive [video]
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aitacobell
4 months ago
1 replyIt's amazing they predicted the internet way back in 1994
LABerthier
4 months ago
And AT&T's commercial in 1993: https://youtu.be/RvZ-667CEdo?si=aXYoEjoKDbVPs72X
pndy
4 months ago
1 replyI wish such programs would get updates somehow, so the hosts could give their opinions on these predictions
keepamovinAuthor
4 months ago
Yes and their takes on current events and trends. it would be awesome if BBC had a long running "The Internet" or (even better) "The Information Superhighway" weekly series.
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