So, 1987. I could say how great a year it was but I was all of about four years old. I was too busy being dressed up in “punk rock” legwarmers and lace headbands by my older sister (I think it was a Madonna thing). For the good folks who were at Apple in 1987, it looks like *they* were busy making videos: videos where they predicted how in 1997, Apple had taken over the world or something—hey, they were only about ten years off.
The video features such notable Apple names as Steve Wozniak and John Sculley (no, Steve Jobs is not in it, in case you were wondering—he was ousted by Sculley in 1985. There, I just saved you about seven minutes of your day). Check it out, if only for the distinct feeling of, “This reminds me of Weird Al Yankovic’s *UHF*” that it evokes. And the disconnect that comes from knowing what Apple was actually up to when 1997 finally rolled around (*not to mention the wearable computer idea dubbed—I kid you not—“the Vista Mac” -DM*).
Besides, it’s always fun to look back at predictions of the future—what did 2008 look like to you in 1998? Where all the flying cars that the 1950s predicted we would have by the 21st century? Why can’t I just think about brewing fresh coffee and it automagically appears? And so on.
