50 years ago..

Pyro Pilots Lounge. For all topics *not* covered in other DBB forums.

Moderators: fliptw, roid

Post Reply
User avatar
Grendel
3d Pro Master
3d Pro Master
Posts: 4390
Joined: Mon Oct 28, 2002 3:01 am
Location: Corvallis OR, USA

50 years ago..

Post by Grendel »

..from a 1954 Popular Mechanic:

*linkified*

Edit: That's what you get for posting w/o research what ppl send you -- it's hoax. Funny picture tho :)
User avatar
Genghis
DBB Newbie
DBB Newbie
Posts: 1377
Joined: Fri Feb 12, 1999 3:01 am
Location: Ithaca, NY, USA

Post by Genghis »

snopes it!
User avatar
DCrazy
DBB Alumni
DBB Alumni
Posts: 8826
Joined: Wed Mar 15, 2000 3:01 am
Location: Seattle

Post by DCrazy »

That image was created by a guy on Fark for a Photoshop contest.
User avatar
Nitrofox125
DBB Admiral
DBB Admiral
Posts: 1848
Joined: Sun Jul 07, 2002 2:01 am
Location: Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Contact:

Post by Nitrofox125 »

Well w/o the invention of the transistor, they might very well look like that. Funny picture though! :D I remember my dad telling me at some meeting somebody telling them that a computer may one day fit in a briefcase. They were all amazed. Just imagine in 100..... computer's wont exist! They'll be..... around us :)
User avatar
Lobber
Emotastic!!
Emotastic!!
Posts: 1325
Joined: Wed Nov 18, 1998 3:01 am

Post by Lobber »

Way too many dials, and the steering wheel was a dead giveaway. Of course no ancient computers had steerings wheels. Duh.
User avatar
Iceman
DBB Habitual Type Killer
DBB Habitual Type Killer
Posts: 4929
Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2000 2:01 am
Location: Huntsville, AL. USA
Contact:

Post by Iceman »

It is still funny as he|| :)
User avatar
Sirius
DBB Master
DBB Master
Posts: 5616
Joined: Fri May 28, 1999 2:01 am
Location: Bellevue, WA
Contact:

Post by Sirius »

Yeah, that occurred to me too Lobber. The hoax connection did not... the first time I saw this I went away thinking O.o...

Funny caption though.
User avatar
Avder
DBB Material Defender
DBB Material Defender
Posts: 4926
Joined: Sat Oct 09, 1999 2:01 am
Location: Moorhead, MN

Post by Avder »

Funny!
Post Reply