The year is 1979. The days of pet rocks are limited, whilst streaking, hula girls and cork pop guns are sadly fading into oblivion. Only one year has past since Atari launched and a frenzy swept over the world like none before it (besides pet rocks ‘n’ streaking of course). David Jeffries and Kenneth Gatland put together a children’s book. Nothing incredible at the time, no major critically-aclaimed strings attached. Just one helluva long name. Future Cities: Homes and Living into the 21st Century, unearthed by The Raw Feed offers an unprecedented insight into some of the thoughts and ideas abotu the future, made by both Jeffries and Gatland at this time. Flat screen TVs - Electronic newspapers (websites/blogs) - Electronic mail (Uh… eMail, anyone?) - The ability to work from home and connect with an office (Can you say Internet?) - Video Phones (who needs a phone? Skype.com) and all sorts of other crazy, impossible things.

It’s amazing what calculated forcasts, estimations and an open mind can figure out, thirty years in advance. I dare not predict anything for feareth of backlash. Tim Berners would have a field day…