In 1967 the Philco-Ford Corporation released a short film titled 1999 A.D. In it the inevitable advances of the future are demonstrated. So...
In 1967 the Philco-Ford Corporation released a short film titled 1999 A.D. In it the inevitable advances of the future are demonstrated. Some of the predictions seem to be right on while others appear to have been pulled straight from Star Trek.
Aside from future computer technology, the film also discussed things we'd recognize today as big screen plasma TVs, microwave ovens, and frozen food. Some of the things it didn't get right were the flying cars and modular homes but maybe it will roll off from the production line 20-30 years down the road.
Aside from future computer technology, the film also discussed things we'd recognize today as big screen plasma TVs, microwave ovens, and frozen food. Some of the things it didn't get right were the flying cars and modular homes but maybe it will roll off from the production line 20-30 years down the road.
Commissioned by Philco in 1967, the film showcases the technologies of the future in commemoration of its 75th anniversary. They envisioned how such advancements would change the way Americans live in the next 32 years.
About Philco
We always thought Philco as a radio manufacturer but it started as carbon-arc lamp producers in 1892 and by the turn of the century, they went on to manufacture batteries for electric cars. But they gained prominence as the top makers of radio sets in the 1930s to 1940s.
Eventually, they went on to produce other electronic items such as car radios, television sets, refrigerators, air conditioners, electric washers, dryers, and deep freezes. The Philco brand was a household brand then like General Electrics, Sony, Samsung and LG are today for home electronics.
Aside from consumer electronics, they also produced electronics for NASA and other components for Project Mercury. Their computers also ran the NORAD Cheyenne Mountain defense facility until the 1980s.
The company was acquired by Ford in 1961 and was later purchased by Phillips Electronics in 1981. By then Philco was pretty nonexistent as a big name brand but they owned the Phillips trademark in the United States. Phillips occasionally uses the Philco name today for products and has licensed it out to other OEMs to produce TVs and digital TV converter boxes. This is a modern trend where companies having nothing to do with the original company trade off of an old-school name, much like the Westinghouse brand of TVs and monitors.
About Philco
We always thought Philco as a radio manufacturer but it started as carbon-arc lamp producers in 1892 and by the turn of the century, they went on to manufacture batteries for electric cars. But they gained prominence as the top makers of radio sets in the 1930s to 1940s.
Eventually, they went on to produce other electronic items such as car radios, television sets, refrigerators, air conditioners, electric washers, dryers, and deep freezes. The Philco brand was a household brand then like General Electrics, Sony, Samsung and LG are today for home electronics.
Aside from consumer electronics, they also produced electronics for NASA and other components for Project Mercury. Their computers also ran the NORAD Cheyenne Mountain defense facility until the 1980s.
The company was acquired by Ford in 1961 and was later purchased by Phillips Electronics in 1981. By then Philco was pretty nonexistent as a big name brand but they owned the Phillips trademark in the United States. Phillips occasionally uses the Philco name today for products and has licensed it out to other OEMs to produce TVs and digital TV converter boxes. This is a modern trend where companies having nothing to do with the original company trade off of an old-school name, much like the Westinghouse brand of TVs and monitors.
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