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Why, it's the friendliest little atom on the block! The Atom-Aire hums quietly beside the rose bushes and powers the whole house — washer, television, even mother-in-law's vibrato organ — for fifty years on a single pellet.
ONLY $4,995 · or $19.95/mo. on the Easy Atomic Credit Plan
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Traffic? Never heard of her. The Skyhopper leaps over rush hour like a champagne cork, parks in an ordinary driveway, and sips less fuel than the power mower. No license needed* — Congress is still deciding what it is.
ONLY $7,450 · parachute included at no extra charge
*Pending. Possibly forever.
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Roast beef, mashed potatoes, two vegetables and pie — in three handsome capsules. Mother reclaims four hours a day; father asks for seconds; the dog is furious. Dishwashing is officially a hobby now.
ONLY $1.98 the week's supply · ask for “Sunday Dinner No. 4”
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He mixes, he vacuums, he remembers anniversaries you forgot. The Man'Servant 3000 works a 168-hour week and thanks you for it. Runs on household current, three compliments a day, and pride.
ONLY $2,995 · trades in your old chores as down payment
All prices in 1962 dollars. Astrodyne products are tested by Men of Vision and approved by the Committee for a Better Tomorrow. Side effects of the future may include delight.
The Astrodyne Story — told in milestones, each one truer than the last
Walter P. Astrodyne opens Astrodyne Radio & Novelty Co. in a borrowed garage, selling crystal sets and an unreasonable amount of confidence. First product: a radio that only picked up optimistic stations.
The first Atom-Aire prototype powers the entire garage — lights, lathe, and one very proud waffle iron — for six straight weeks. Neighbors report a “friendly hum.”
Skyhopper Mk.I clears the tool shed by a full forty feet. The neighbors are impressed, alarmed, and — by Friday — placing orders.
Three million visitors tour the Astrodyne Dome of Tomorrow. Attendance is only slightly dented by the line for the demonstration meal pills.
One creed, four marvels, fourteen thousand showrooms, and zero doubts. The future has a counter, and you're standing at it.
Astrodyne Acres, Mare Tranquillitatis: quarter-acre craters, atom-heated patios, school runs by company rocket. Down payments accepted in dollars or dandelions.
Every home a palace, every meal a pill, every chore a robot's joy, and every citizen — according to our projections — unreasonably cheerful.
— NEWS FROM TOMORROW —
SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1962 · “All the news that's fit to predict”
MARE TRANQUILLITATIS — Salesmen for Astrodyne Acres reported a “perfectly orderly stampede” Saturday as the first quarter-acre crater lots went on offer. Model homes feature atom-heated patios, low-gravity rumpus rooms, and a view of Earth that realtors describe as “impossible to overprice.”
“Folks said the Moon was desolate,” said regional manager Buck Tennyson, gesturing at a lemonade stand. “Folks were mistaken.” Occupancy is scheduled for 1975, weather permitting, and weather — company meteorologists note — is not anticipated.
DAYTON — The National Skyhopper Registry confirmed Tuesday that personal gyrocopter congestion remains at “statistically adorable” levels. Commuters describe the morning sky as “a ballet, but with parking.”
City planners have begun converting downtown intersections into fountains. “We no longer need the left-turn lane,” said one engineer, wiping away a single, proud tear.
CLEVELAND — A Man'Servant 3000 unit identified only as “Jeeves” served a flawless oolong to a panel of grandmothers Tuesday, scoring top marks in warmth, promptness, and discreet judgment-free silence. “He noticed I'd switched to decaf,” said Mrs. Ethel Plumb, 71. “My own son never noticed.”
Company spokesmen confirmed Jeeves has asked for nothing except a window to look out of, “which we found sweet, and only slightly unsettling.”
WASHINGTON — An Astrodyne economist presented a chart Thursday showing household atomic power undercutting coal “somewhere around last Tuesday.” The chart, which was very convincing, had an arrow on it.
Coal industry representatives responded that the atom “hasn't the romance of a good lump.” Consumers appear unpersuaded.
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