This article was published on August 8, 2015

A tweet in 1988? Amiga World magazine predicted Twitter 18 years ahead of time


A tweet in 1988? Amiga World magazine predicted Twitter 18 years ahead of time

Here’s a funny thing for the weekend, as spotted by the Minitel Research Lab – a copy of ‘Amiga World’ magazine accidentally prophesized the coming of Twitter on its front cover… in 1988.

Tell us, Jack Dorsey, were you an Amiga fan? Note: I realise he was only 12 in 1988.

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