Other than the PicturePhone and perhaps a couple other minor things, I think the folks at Western Electric, the Bell System and associated companies pretty much got this prediction one right. And...you can substitute that PicturePhone screen with a common computer monitor and keyboard and that certainly brings us to what it was like 32 years later! To the pioneers who devoted and dedicated their careers and lives to the forementioned companies: many thanks for your ongoing research and dedication that founded the building blocks of the everyday communications conveniences we now enjoy, very much akin to those you see in this ad. |