Author: KarinsDad
Date: 08:14:27 06/22/00
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On June 21, 2000 at 20:42:32, Christophe Theron wrote: [snip] > > >Yes, more computing power is a general trend. > >But it's maybe time to realize that it's rather useless to have so much power in >every PCs when we could make a much better use of much less computing power in >other devices, devices that would be much more usefull for everybody, at a much >cheaper price. > >This has already begun. I can't afford a 1GHz processor in my watch, because it >would consume 50W, no battery could power it, and my arm would burn. The same >applies for my cellular phone and other devices. > >In the near future, the number of such devices will overweight the number of PCs >sold, by a wide, really wide, margin. So if you want to have a good idea of what >the typical microprocessor will be, don't look up. Look down. > > > > Christophe I don't disagree. I think you are correct that the quantity of such devices will eventually be vastly greater than the number of PCs. However, the vast majority of those devices will be limited in functionality. A lot of them will not be designed to allow you to play chess for example. Hence, the need for the PC does not change much (only the scope of the functionality it gives you). Even when you have a Palm Pilot that can play good chess and connect to the Internet and play MP3 files all at the same time, most people will still have a PC which is 100x faster and which probably controls most everything in their house from the coffee maker, to the sprinklers, to the TV, to the stereo, to the fans, in addition to keeping track of their portfolios, their finances in real time, and the number of times today the dog went outside through the doggy door. It may no longer be called a PC, but it could have something like a 50 Thz processor(s) in it one day. KarinsDad :)
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