The Mother of All Demos

[jaysonelliot]

http://sloan.stanford.edu/mousesite/1968Demo.html

[dbrannan]

I had no idea some of this technology was already available at such an early date - truly fascinating. I was born in 1968, so watching this video has given me a bit of insight to how things were as I entered this world.

Thank you for providing this.

[nikcub]

This got me thinking - what would an equivalent demo today look like?

ie. what is the cutting edge today that will be the norm in 40 years.

[joezydeco → nikcub]

I think some of the Jeff Han stuff is pretty cutting edge (with the bonus of being hacked from common parts). Some of that stuff should be common or even obsolete in a few decades.

[radioactive21]

I dont know why but watching early tech always gets me excited. Just interesting to see how everything started.

[softbuilder]

While it's a great demo, I always blanche at the "Mother of all demos" title.

Ivan Sutherland in 1962 is what I think of when I hear that phrase: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZqRJzE8xg

[gnufs]

Gnash doesn't seem to be able to play the videos from the RTMP server.

Is there a way for those of us without Adobe Flash to view the videos?

[dws]

For 'blow your mind' trivia points, who filmed the demo?

[MaysonL → dws]

Stewart Brand?(of Whole Earth fame)

[jaysonelliot → dws]

Blow my mind.

Who was it?

[StudyAnimal]

Dude is totally stealing Vannevar Bush's ideas. :)