(pedantic curmudgeon mode *on*)
Fax machines date back to the 1800s. A bit after the Civil Wars as I recall.
TV remote controls go back to the 1950s (the early ones were ultrasonic).
TVs and TV broadcasting go back to the 1930s (there were TV broadcasts associated with the New York World's Fair that featured the Trylon and Perisphere.)
BASIC was never the only computer language. Both FORTRAN and COBOL predate it. And I'm fairly sure *they* weren't the first "high level" languages.
Microwave ovens are a lot older than most folks realize as well. The Amana RadarRange dates back to the 60s (maybe even the 50s). Spendy as hell, though.
A *lot* of things go back *way* farther than most folks think.
Fax machines date back to the 1800s. A bit after the Civil Wars as I recall.
TV remote controls go back to the 1950s (the early ones were ultrasonic).
TVs and TV broadcasting go back to the 1930s (there were TV broadcasts associated with the New York World's Fair that featured the Trylon and Perisphere.)
BASIC was never the only computer language. Both FORTRAN and COBOL predate it. And I'm fairly sure *they* weren't the first "high level" languages.
Microwave ovens are a lot older than most folks realize as well. The Amana RadarRange dates back to the 60s (maybe even the 50s). Spendy as hell, though.
A *lot* of things go back *way* farther than most folks think.
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