The Butler In A Box Was A Smart Speaker Before There Were Smart Speakers

You know about the Echo and the Google Home, but do you know about the Butler In A Box? It was a voice-controlled smart home device in the 1980s, and could do many of the same things our smart speakers do today.

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In The 1980s, You Downloaded Video Games Off The Radio

Today we download video games online all the time. Back in the 1980s, gamers without the Internet (such as it was) had to buy or borrow their games. But a few could download programs off the radio.

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