tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post4842762313978623343..comments2023-11-03T04:29:29.498-04:00Comments on Paleo-Future: Electronic Shopping (1983)Matt Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360406896692501416noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-82821278282065389572007-07-30T07:42:00.000-04:002007-07-30T07:42:00.000-04:00Funny... As early as 1984, electronic shopping was...Funny... As early as 1984, electronic shopping was already a reality in France, with a minitel. You could order a full "caddy" of goods from your black and white screen, on a loosy keyboard to Carrefour (which is one of the largest retailers in France) and your goods were delivered the next day. The goods were either paid with a card number or in cash when delivered... The images were awful, as the minitel only used graphical characters to display pictures, but still you could have access to an incredible list of services, such as banking, chatting, and travel bookings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-58707234360262862712007-07-29T05:46:00.000-04:002007-07-29T05:46:00.000-04:00Back in the days when the internet was in black an...Back in the days when the internet was in black and white and consisted of email, newsgroups and FTP, my dad told me about this thing call the world wide web. 'It's the internet, but with pictures!' <BR/><BR/>I thought about the 20 minutes it took us to download a satellite pic of London, and thought 'It'll never catch on.'Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411950678231892082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-29165782415042657572007-07-27T19:40:00.000-04:002007-07-27T19:40:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-2335341774534848552007-07-27T10:44:00.000-04:002007-07-27T10:44:00.000-04:00This is a great find. The great thing about the ar...This is a great find. The great thing about the articles you post is that it makes clear the range of error in futurism on both the under and over side.Rangachari Anandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026409205967435473noreply@blogger.com