Texting in 1980

The highway texting communicator (AKA Flashback or Programmable Bumper Sticker) was the realization of a childhood dream to be able to communicate with people in other cars while driving. I was the only distracted driver on the road texting in 1980! The device I made includes a keyboard, miniature display, and large rear-facing display. The texting system was created and refined from 1980 to 1982. This was actually an automotive computer created the same year that representatives from IBM first met Bill Gates. In the days of "Pac-Man", this got a lot of attention on the highway. The only place people had seen anything like this was at Times Square. Sometimes I was accompanied by a convoy of drivers all trying to read my panel.