The home computer of 2004
Posted by David on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 10:52 AM.
Click the image for a slightly larger version. Source unknown; this is going around in e-mail at Acme Labs today.
Given the large wheel there on the left, I suspect this is actually an early prototype of the iPod...
David Adam Edelstein, on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 11:57 AM:
As you might have suspected, this of course turns out to be a hoax. But still fricken' funny.
BlueNiner, on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 8:13 PM:
And that my friends is the joy of the internet. Due to system overload the fun is sucked out of life. On the bright side you can get away with anything by just posting it on the net and saying that it is a hoax....
Joshua Edelstein, on Monday, September 27, 2004 at 2:27 PM:
A quick read of the caption is an easy clue to the hoax status. Considering the fact that this is presumably supposed to be from a reputable newspaper, no copy editor would have ever let "how a 'home computer could look like" fly. It would either be "what a 'home computer' could look like" or else "how a 'home computer' could look."
If people're gonna go through the trouble of digging up an oldy-looking font for a newspaper caption, I wish they'd PLEASE check their grammar!