The first time I ever heard about the potential for lasers working over fiber optic cables was on The 21st Century, a long-lost CBS-TV series hosted by Walter Cronkite. Another on-target prediction was every home office having a computerized communications console for remote work.
“We may not have to go to work …” Covid just nudged that along. It’s eerie seeing these three primitive devices all manifesting themselves, many years later, in the small phone I now hold on my hand.
Walter, come back! We need you!