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Subject: Off Topic-Computer Application Progress

Author: ShaktiFire

Date: 16:48:58 08/01/00


Hi. I am writing a general info article
and my basic premise is that since computers
gain a speed factor of 10 every 5 years,
a new application becomes possible.So...
if I consider PC era starting in 1980, then
I need applications that became possible
in 1980,1985,1990,1995,2000,2005 since each
5 year increment represents a order of magnitude increase.

For example, my year
2000 application is voice recognition which
became pragmatic with 700 Mhz and 128 Mb Ram.

I am thinking the 1980 application is the
spreadsheet (I believe called VisiCalc).

Any ideas for the application that became
possible and implemented in the other 5 year
milestones?



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