Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for August 06, 2012
August 05, 2012
August 07, 2012
Transcript:
From the monsters that started it all,
Thru refinements that held us in thrall,
The smart phone evolved, all problems are solved,
Except it IS kind of small!
The computer in he first frame is hardly a monster — the FIRST digital computers filled rooms and needed their own climate control systems because they created so much heat!
I’ve never wanted to try and watch a movie or t.v. show on an iPhone. Why would anyone, in a 72" flatscreen world?? Besides, I like kickin’ back and watching movies in my easy chair, with my 17 in. laptop, and earphones. (All I need is my Redenbacher popcorn! LOL!)
You might not watch a small screen at home (unless someone else was watching the big screen) but they can be handy on the road. On my last plane trip, everyone but me had an iPad. It was strange looking over someone’s shoulder as they watched people on an airplane in Inception.
Look at the communicator of the original Star Trek series. it was about the size of todays cell phones and all you could do was talk. Now you can talk, surf the web, takes pictures and video in high def, text, plan trips, play music. Our future is not as advanced as their past.
Agent54 over 11 years ago
Time to get back to what the kids are doing.
Logicman over 11 years ago
The computer in he first frame is hardly a monster — the FIRST digital computers filled rooms and needed their own climate control systems because they created so much heat!
SERIOUS lack of perspective!
Cofyjunky over 11 years ago
I’ve never wanted to try and watch a movie or t.v. show on an iPhone. Why would anyone, in a 72" flatscreen world?? Besides, I like kickin’ back and watching movies in my easy chair, with my 17 in. laptop, and earphones. (All I need is my Redenbacher popcorn! LOL!)
doublepaw over 11 years ago
I remember the huge UNIVAC computer rooms.
Red Phantom over 11 years ago
I think he was referring the the home computers. Or perhaps Janis’s first computer.
rotts over 11 years ago
“Except that it is kind of small” – gotta keep the meter!
Ermine Notyours over 11 years ago
You might not watch a small screen at home (unless someone else was watching the big screen) but they can be handy on the road. On my last plane trip, everyone but me had an iPad. It was strange looking over someone’s shoulder as they watched people on an airplane in Inception.
JP Steve Premium Member over 11 years ago
My first PC was only 6 inches square. A Timex ZX81
jmmorris10 over 11 years ago
what is she doing in the last picture?
BillWa over 11 years ago
Look at the communicator of the original Star Trek series. it was about the size of todays cell phones and all you could do was talk. Now you can talk, surf the web, takes pictures and video in high def, text, plan trips, play music. Our future is not as advanced as their past.
mrsullenbeauty over 11 years ago
Too funny!