In 1982 , Atari Alan Kay collaborated with Bob Stein , who had consult on the Encyclopedia Britannica , to prepare concept for an “ Intelligent Encyclopedia . ” They then commissioned Disney illustrator Glenn Keane to instance their theme . Despite being 30 days old , these images were signally prescient as to how wireless technology and digitally accessible information would permeate our lives .
Read Stein ’s entire mail over atif : book , where he includes captions for each image , which were also written in 1982 . For example , for that top image :
A vintner in northerly California wonders what would be involved in changing wine production to sake . On hogback he is need the reasoning Encyclopedia about soil and piddle requirements for uprise rice .
That rancher almost looks like he ’s carrying an iPad , too .
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