Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 28, 1997
August 27, 1997
August 29, 1997
Transcript:
Mike: Kim, what's the story on Lars? He hasn't produced a thing since he arrived! Kim: patience, Mike - imagining the future ain't easy... Mike: Yeah, especially ours. Where'd you find this guy, anyway? Kim: M.I.T. Media Lab. Lars was one of my advisers. The man is stone brilliant. He predicted the failure of video-on-demand and handwriting recognition! He can smell flawed technology three years off! Mike: He only predicts failure? Kim: Only? Does a seismologist only predict earthquakes?
Actually, Netflix opened 8/29/97. It was strictly a DVD rental service when it started. It later moved to the monthly plan (you pay so much a month and you can have X number of DVDs at one time). They started VOD in 2007.