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Apple's Future Computer: The Knowledge Navigator
Blake Patterson · 1 HN recommenders · 1 recommendation months
Recommended by 1 Hacker News commenters across 1 months (2011–2024).
SignalTube analysis
Among 51 other demo videos tagged GUI, HCI & interface history, the mean is 1.6 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 1 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 1 distinct month; the peer average is 1.7 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
25% of its 4 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2011–2024; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 12 minutes 47 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2011-04-13.
- Channel / speaker
- Blake Patterson
- Verified runtime
- 12m 47s
- YouTube upload date
- 2011-04-13
- Hacker News mention years
- 2011–2024
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other demo videos in GUI, HCI & interface history. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple's Future Computer: The Knowledge NavigatorCurrent video | 1 | 1 | 25% | — | 12m 47s | 2011-04-13 |
| The Mother of All Demos, presented by Douglas Engelbart (1968)demo · Marcel | 8 | 8 | 40% | No recorded overlap | 100m 53s | 2012-07-09 |
| Alan Kay's tribute to Ted Nelson at "Intertwingled" Festivaldemo · TheTedNelson | 7 | 10 | 55% | No recorded overlap | 17m 33s | 2014-11-01 |
| Ivan Sutherland Sketchpad Demo 1963demo · Interface Studies | 5 | 5 | 38% | No recorded overlap | 19m 20s | 2012-05-30 |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a critical mention in “Steve Wozniak Reacts to Apple's New AI Tools”. Its short rationale: the source snapshot has no short rationale for this mention.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Andreessen: 'In 20 years, every physical item will have a chip implanted in it'”. Its short rationale: Apple's early 90s vision of a personal software agent.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Microsoft's ’90s vision for the smart home looks a lot like today [video]”. Its short rationale: Apple's vision of future computing.