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1999 ad more than a generation away and
yet dreams travel faster than light and
even now scientists and planners are
shaping the lives of our children who
will live in the 21st century how will
they live
perhaps in a honeycomb structure like
this hexagon modules that grow with a
family size and interests all pertinent
information about this family its
records its tastes and preferences is
stored in the central home computer
which is secretary librarian banker
teacher medical technician bridge
partner and all-around servant in this
house of tomorrow master James Shaw 8
years old student his assignments are
programmed into the home computer and
fed into teaching machines which allow
him to progress as rapidly as his
Awakening mind can absorb the
audiovisual lessons
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in the same way Jamie although he has a
rigorous lesson schedule is already
taking advantage of his electronic world
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yeah me too
how about lunch how about two minutes
okay at the turn of the next century
most food will be stored frozen in
individual portions the computer will
keep a running inventory on all
foodstuffs and suggest daily menus based
on the nutritional needs of the family
when the meal has been selected the
various portions are fed automatically
into the microwave oven for a few
seconds of deploying or one split second
lunches color-keyed disposable dishes
all part of the instant society of
tomorrow fingertip shopping will be one
of the many homemakers conveniences this
video console will be channeled into the
store of her choice there a camera will
scan a display of wares which she will
select by push-button
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what the wife selects on her console
will be paid for by the husband at his
counterpart console all bills and
transactions will be carried out
electronically a central bank computer
will debit the family's account the
amount of purchases and credit the
department store for example informing
the family's home computer at the same
time
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father at the touch of a button receives
an instantaneous printed copy of his
budget the amount of taxes he owes the
payments left on the car and so forth
also at his disposal is an electronic
correspondence machine or a home post
office which allows for instant written
communication between individuals
anywhere in the world
what's next the things you've seen our
tech Li possible it remains only to
apply what we now know to fulfill these
dreams of tomorrow the world of 1999 and
Beyond is limited only by the boundaries
of our imagination today
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