Welcome to Daza and Enid's home on the internet where we celebrate the best of the twentieth century.
You'll find an exciting array of last century cultural detritus in each room of our house. Sounds in the lounge, toiletries in the bathroom and tastes in the kitchen.
Once upon a time, a long time ago, back in the days when telephones
had dials, the coolest thing to have on your desk was a Commodore 64.
This was a kind of computer that had mega power compared with
Commodore's previous attempts at home computers, the PET and VIC 20.
Sales of the Commodore 64 took off after its release in 1982, leading
to the decline and eventual ruin of the VIC 20. Some people think this
was because of its ample 64 KB of RAM (compared with the VIC 20's 5 KB),
but I think it is because of its clever marketing and snappy
advertising jingle. Watch and listen:
Did
you notice how the teacher was relegated to the sidelines, while the
computer takes her place at the front of the room. Science fact or
science fiction? You be the judge.