And now, the thrilling conclusion to the 1994 Sun Microsystems concept video, Starfire. If you'd like to download the video in its entirety you can find it here.
Wow, nothing says "buy this program" like technology that can get you out of a hot situation and smash your rivals to pieces before the board of directors!
It's truly bewildering that with all the potential applications of this technology that spring immediately to mind, the most compelling use they could think of was delivering corporate slideshows.
Is that a ping-pong table they are using as their conference table.
@ Chris. Sun Micro-systems of course would have to show how to create corporate slide shows with the emerging technology, to appeal to a broader economic market.It is still done today, with the unlimited possibility of our computers today, they are currently marketed as web surfing machines.
Wow, nothing says "buy this program" like technology that can get you out of a hot situation and smash your rivals to pieces before the board of directors!
ReplyDeleteI'll take two!!
It's truly bewildering that with all the potential applications of this technology that spring immediately to mind, the most compelling use they could think of was delivering corporate slideshows.
ReplyDeleteThe big earthquake of '99. Fuck, that was a big one.
ReplyDeleteIs that a ping-pong table they are using as their conference table.
ReplyDelete@ Chris. Sun Micro-systems of course would have to show how to create corporate slide shows with the emerging technology, to appeal to a broader economic market.It is still done today, with the unlimited possibility of our computers today, they are currently marketed as web surfing machines.