Author: John Coffey
Date: 16:36:20 06/23/00
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On June 22, 2000 at 11:14:27, KarinsDad wrote: >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 :) I just ordered TIVO. It is a device for recording Television. 28 gig hard drive. Risc processor. Linux OS. Modem. $325. Only records TV. Why they don't just add a keyboard and turn this into a full computer I don't know. I recently heard that they are going to make a version of TIVO for AOL. I assume that it will access the internet. John Coffey
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