The Honeywell Kitchen Computer from 1969: ✔️ more expensive than a car ✔️ heavier than your oven ✔️ about as useful as a chocolate teapot Who's hungry for some binary code recipes? #TechThrowback #RetroTech #1960sEra | Computer History Museum

This 1969 clip imagined a cashless future long before smartphones and instant transfers. A central computer would manage bank accounts, while customers used magnetically coded cards and PINs at store terminals to move money directly, no bounced checks, no bulky cash, no restrictive bank hours. These early ideas promised to reshape banking by streamlining operations and reducing manual work, laying the foundation for the digital finance systems we use every day. Credit: @bbc_archive | History In

It can be hard to imagine a time when computers didn't play a big part in our homes, especially now. But in 1969, Honeywell tried introducing a "kitchen computer." It didn't take off. Make sure not to miss it in our #Revolution Virtual Scavenger Hunt! #MuseumsFromHome https://bit.ly/2UfMLyK | Computer History Museum | Facebook