A 1957 magazine ad for the Geniac "Electric Brain" resurfaces
ArtificialOther · x · 2026-09-22
A 1957 magazine advertisement for the Geniac "Electric Brain" — an early educational circuit kit marketed as an electronic brain — offers a charming snapshot of computing's early hype era and a fun counterpoint to today's AI boom.
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