Apple’s 1987 ‘Knowledge Navigator’ video depicted a future that’s still a work in progress

From its folding screen to full-motion videoconferencing, Apple’s imaginary ’80s tablet looks increasingly familiar. But even ChatGPT hasn’t matched every aspect of its AI.

In 1987, Apple’s Macintosh II broke with the tradition of earlier Macs, all of which had 9-inch displays and offered little internal expansion. The Mac II brought users a faster processor, a new expansion slot standard, an integrated hard disk, external video, and color. But at the same time Apple released the machine, it was also looking far beyond the Mac II to a decade hence when computers interacted with us in a way so natural, personal, and anticipatory that it would shame ChatGPT.

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