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Intergalactic Bounty Hunters Wanted
myukew wrote in to let us know about a viral marketing campaign by Nintendo that went awry. A while back Nintendo posted an opening on the jobs board Monster.com for an "Intergalactic Bounty Hunter". The response they received was unnerving. From the article: "Within the first day of posting the job, we had several replies from real applicants who seriously wanted to be an intergalactic bounty hunter for a living. The skills and experience these people listed went beyond surprising into the realm of frightening. We never expected such a wide array of replies from so many people who were actually pursuing interviews for gainful employment as a space warrior."
What was the computer that drove this in 1989? Well to start with it had 64K of Iron Core memory and a 8 MB tape drive. My 486 of the day kicked its ass for processing power, memory (20 MB), and had a 120 MB hard drive.
What were the links ?
Basically wireless T-1 links, quite a bit behind the T-3 lines that were common at the time.
Would I call this generations ahead ?
I don't think so - Cell networks weren't mobile - but mounting all the equipment on the back of a Humvee isn't all that radical
Cell networks weren't digital at the time either - but it wasn't long until they were
And frankly the phones were huge compared to the brick phones you could buy in Radio Shack at the time.
Advanced - sure, cutting edge - I'll buy, 3 generations ahead - not a chance in hell
I have mod points and I am not afraid to use them
I had a professor in college who was retired NSA. She had said that the military wasn't all that advanced, except in hardening the technology used against various environmental effects. The NSA, on the other hand, had stuff that, as she put it, "take the satellites and technology you see spies use in the movies, and advance it five years. Thats the NSA." I guess it depends on how you define a "generation."