Comments on: Maps of the Future http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/05/maps-of-the-future/ A history of the future that never was Fri, 17 May 2013 21:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Peter Flint http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/05/maps-of-the-future/#comment-549 Peter Flint Wed, 23 May 2012 12:31:06 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=2654#comment-549 In the UK the first decade of the 21st century is often referred to as 'the noughties' (to rhyme with 'naughties'). In the UK the first decade of the 21st century is often referred to as ‘the noughties’ (to rhyme with ‘naughties’).

]]> By: paule http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/05/maps-of-the-future/#comment-548 paule Wed, 23 May 2012 05:53:20 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=2654#comment-548 The best name I've heard for the 2000s is the "naughties" (ie. nought-ies). The best name I’ve heard for the 2000s is the “naughties” (ie. nought-ies).

]]> By: jonbaker http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/05/maps-of-the-future/#comment-547 jonbaker Tue, 22 May 2012 23:38:34 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=2654#comment-547 <i>"But the 2000s (the aughts? have we named that decade yet?)" </i> I call those years, 'the unitaries' <i>"The “video navigation system” relied on a rather primitive design—a “casette-tape data source” that allowed you to input an “electronic road map” on a video monitor mounted on your dashboard."</i> hehe, I bet the images on the video monitor would have had that spartan-futuristicallysleek 80s look (which i love) of 'tron' or 'airwolf'. So cute. An enjoyable piece about how rudimentary, howthen still mechanical (levers, dials, push buttons), how bulky and how tactile technology was just before break of the internet age. “But the 2000s (the aughts? have we named that decade yet?)”
I call those years, ‘the unitaries’

“The “video navigation system” relied on a rather primitive design—a “casette-tape data source” that allowed you to input an “electronic road map” on a video monitor mounted on your dashboard.”

hehe, I bet the images on the video monitor would have had that spartan-futuristicallysleek 80s look (which i love) of ‘tron’ or ‘airwolf’. So cute.

An enjoyable piece about how rudimentary, howthen still mechanical (levers, dials, push buttons), how bulky and how tactile technology was just before break of the internet age.

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