http://tags.lifehacker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png http://io9.com/tag/univac http://io9.com/tag/univac "The white ones are the men and the yellow ones are the women" is the tag line on this odd ad for Univac's experiemental photochromatic technology. Odd because it was 1969 and drugs were the new social scourge - at least the ones used by hippies. Diet pills, cold capsules, and tranquilizers - those were respectable drugs for moms, dads, and computer engineers! Below, we offer you a look at Univac's accurate predictions for the future of "photochromatic" data storage.

]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=378307&view=rss&microfeed=true In the early 1950s, Remington-Rand produced a short film promoting the use of its Univac computer for the office. Of course, Univac's sheer size is what hits viewers used to notebook computers and PDAs, but never forget that this behemoth cut work time significantly and paved the way for smaller, faster machines. Apologies in advance for the clip quality, watch all of the original here.

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