Predictive programming: Batman's computer

There was predictive programming about computing, a web, web searching, and even mobile telephony or cell phones. Batman the TV series (1966-1968) as a kids' show. These technologies were envisioned long before they were perfected and deployed to the general population. What alien or extraterrestrial source can account for such rapid development? It comes in fits and starts called punctuated equilibrium, sudden spurts of growth on an overall even keel. Who and where are the Outsiders feeding the planet and the current civilization, iteration of humankind, this generation?