Did this 1985 film coin the phrase 'information superhighway'?
Today, AT&T has posted an 18-minute film from 1985, called "The Information Age", in which we might have the earliest video evidence of the term. Check out the film at the 7:20 mark, where the narrator discusses the superhighways of information.
The film itself includes a bunch of history of the computer and communications industry, as well as a bunch of future predictions from scientists. While one prediction about people's ability to beam themselves like Star Trek haven't come true yet, there is a prediction of people being able to talk to their computers and get information, just like Siri and other voice assistants do today.
I also enjoyed the so-awesome 1980s graphics and animations, although the synthesizer background music got annoying after a while. The end of the film gets a little preachy and political as well.
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Source: http://www.itworld.com/business/282014/did-1985-film-coin-phrase-information-superhighway-and-predict-siri
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FrogPosted:
his Wow.
How many people posted the exact same thing on this?
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Kex Lol so many 'He deserves it'
Phracture I'm just seeing the same comment over and over again!
I know boys... Check my comment on the last page! Everybody is saying the same... Including you three legends xD
SovietRussiaPosted:
Flags Hmm.. Very interesting.
Maybe he does deserve the credit.
I don't get it. Why does it really matter? Is it someone's motto or something?
SovietRussiaPosted:
I fell asleep for exactly 18 minutes and 32 seconds! jk Pretty interesting stuff, It's amazing to see how much we have advanced over the past 30 years
Android_Posted:
FrogEminent He definitely deserves credit.
BritishColumbia i think he deserves credit for sure.
Herp he deserves the credit
ButteredBullets That is interesting and pretty cool.I think he deserves credit.
Will people stop repeating each other?!!
they are just going for the badge. Just report them and move on.
KatsumiPosted:
Its people wanting the MVC badge.
Hmm.. i wonder if he actually did invent the term. There was most likely past references to this but chances are that they where not recorded. What are the perks if this is actually true?
Hmm.. i wonder if he actually did invent the term. There was most likely past references to this but chances are that they where not recorded. What are the perks if this is actually true?
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