If history had taken another path, bar codes would look dramatically different today. Pictured: Here’s some of the options that were being considered, and the bull’s-eye was a favorite ⬇️
“Even in their wildest dreams, [the committee members] could not have imagined how consequential their decision ended up being,” writes Jordan Frith of Clemson University.
https://theconversation.com/how-we-almost-ended-up-with-a-bulls-eye-bar-code-219194
@histodons #histodons #history #technology
@TheConversationUS@newsie.social @histodons@a.gup.pe I remember buying this issue of MAD Magazine back in the day. They were pissed about being forced to deface the cover with a bar code, so this was their response.
#Magazine #Publication #UPC #BarCode
@DukeDuke@mastodon.social @TheConversationUS@newsie.social @histodons@a.gup.pe Same deal with DEVO’s “Duty Now For The Future”.
@mathew@universeodon.com @TheConversationUS@newsie.social @histodons@a.gup.pe I saw them in concert in Seattle in '83. At the end of the show, they tossed their hats into the crowd. To this day, I still wish I’d been able to grab one. 😄
@DukeDuke@mastodon.social @TheConversationUS@newsie.social @histodons@a.gup.pe You can buy them!
https://shop.clubdevo.com/collections/accessories/products/energy-dome-hat-dev