Early computers were text only?
There were no pictures...
No sounds...
There were no pictures... No sounds... No video.
Computers were used in business and research settings to enter data and perform math calculations.
Few people saw a reason to have a computer at home.
By the late 1970s that changed.
Personal productivity software and games were developed for home use.
In January 1977 the first personal computer was sold:
A Commodore PET
In 1977 One man predicted:
~Bill Gates
48,000 (U.S. population: 220,239,000)
292,000,000 (U.S. population: 304,000,000)
KB
KB GB
Information got where you wanted it to go (most of the time), but it was a slow, bumpy and unreliable journey.
10-15 mph
Speed on a super-highway? mph in the United States
Rutted road
400 miles = 20 hours
Super highway Rutted road 400 miles = 20 hours
Super highway 400 miles = 5 ¾ hours Rutted road 400 miles = 20 hours