Did MrNuke Invent the Internet?

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for the video and media portions, and then go to for the data processing systems.

I am sure that they together can do what you want. They are doing this type of thing for very high end professionals, and users who can afford this type of thing.

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Jerry G. ======

wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... In December 1985...This was in response to a SJMN calls for what the ideal computer would be. This was my submission

The Dream Machine My dream machine would consist of a workststion with a full color 19" flat panel display with a megapixel resolution. This panel could be tilted and moved to mamy positions., yet would telescope neatly away in to the desk when not in use. The processor unit, tucked away in desk drawer, would be no longer than a shoebox, but would have the power of a VAX 8600. It would be linked via fiber optic cable to a large external database that would contain software, periodicals, films,reference materials, books, educational and instructional videos, and other information for which there was a demand. Multiple windows would allow several teleconference sites to be displayed in real time, while applications programs, say a spreadsheet and database, were running in other windows. Input would bew by voice recognition, wireless mouse, or keyboard. The Dream Machine would be able to run 99% of all software ever written and would become an industry standard. Capable of displaying broadcast quality, real time video in as many as eight windows, the dream machine would be more picture and motion oriented than today's machines that tend to produce static displays of text and pixels. For example, an architect could view a conceptual drawing of a building in one window while incorporating changes to the blueprints in another window. These changes would be instantly incorporated in to the conceptual picture, showing how these changes affect the appearance of the building. The Dream Machine would be able to receive and record data at a very high speed on the removable 3.5 in laser disk. For instance, one could record a 30 second educational video in 30 seconds by using the fiber optic link and digital compression. Data transfers such as this could take place in "off peak" hours for viewing at a later time. A home version would have a 40" "hang on the wall" display and be networked to the office unit, but it would have access to cable TV and recreational software. Video tapes would become obsolete as all released films and television shows would be available through the database. Windowing capability would enable the user to monitor several sporting events while teleconferencing with a friend in one of the other available windows. A machine such as this should satisfy almost everyone's need for data processing, information retrieval, communications, and home entertainment.

MrNuke December 31, 1985

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I think you missunderstand. He's quoting a letter he wrote in 1985 and wonders if this predicts the creation of the internet.

It's certainly interesting. I think I would send a copy to one of the computer magazines and see if they are interested in publishing it.

Actually, he's either trolling or publishing the thing himself. He's posted the same message to a bunch of newsgroups I read, newsgroup by newsgroup.

1985 is pretty late to be claiming anything. Arpanet was well developed at that point, it was on the cusp of there being an internet. The Mac was in place, and much of what we use nowadays had been developed, at least in the lab. People had usenet, BBSs, and the original wave of online services.

Micahel

Yes - it was mildly interesting, but that's about it. There was nothing in this letter that was particularly outrageous in terms of what a lot of other people were also predicting circa 1985, and some of the "dream machine" wishes are, as seen from today's perspective, laughably conservative.

Bob M.

No. A major "so what?"

Those of us who used ARPANET in the mid-1970s daydreamed, discussed, and theorized about all this, and much more that has not yet materialized, in 1975. Keyboards, mice, displays? Why? Don't talk, think; close your eyes, see; Think, move it, feel it.

Catch up, all you children.

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