Charlie Stross on Nostr: Original retoot didn't get any love, so here's a fascinating 10 minute IBM sales ...
Original retoot didn't get any love, so here's a fascinating 10 minute IBM sales video from 1963, pitching their first stab at selling email systems to businesses—as a replacement for punched paper tape/teletype messaging with manual switching and queuing. "The future's so bright it burns my eyes." (OMD)
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