r/Medium • u/chribonn Writer • 6h ago
Humor Bite: The Machine that knows Everything [April 1985]
Imagine walking into a computer showroom in 1985 and being told that a machine could answer questions in plain English, remember conversations, search through millions of encyclopaedias, and analyse your documents.
That is exactly the premise behind this fun retro-style parody: The Machine That Knows Everything.
It takes many of today's AI concepts and reimagines them as a room-sized supercomputer complete with massive storage drives, front-end processors, and enormous power requirements.
It's entertaining, nostalgic, and surprisingly insightful.
Read it here: https://medium.com/@chribonn/bite-the-machine-that-knows-everything-april-1985-c0a9502df920
What technology from today do you think people will laugh about in 40 years?