These days, it’s not exactly uncommon to walk into a room filled with screens, let alone for them to feature art. However, back in the ’90s, Bill Gates was the first to do it.
Back in 1991, The Seattle Times wrote that Gates was planning on using technology to show well-known artworks throughout his home. By 1997, when The Washington Post wrote about the completed mansion, he’d already done just that. According to the outlet, just one room in the house (admittedly, the room was a big one, accommodating 100 people with ease) had a feature wall covered in a whopping 24 screens. Of course, there were also additional screens throughout the rest of the home. The common theme, though, is that they were used to showcase famous art.
While it would still be unlikely to have quite as many screens in a home for the average person, Gates’ decision to incorporate them into his space is no longer quite as unique — and something tells us he’s not exactly unhappy about that. In “The Road Ahead,” he wrote that he hoped the world would get to a place where that was the norm. “I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the system that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably even be bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today,” he said at the time. Mission (sorta) accomplished!
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