Seeking Computer Tech Predictions


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Here's an interesting little curiosity of mine: I am seeking past computer-related predictions. But, I don't want to go too far back, I'm mostly wanting predictions made during the mid-90s, about the time when computers where really beginning to explode in popularity and the rate at which they evolved technologically. Of the things predicted roughly 10 years ago, I want to see what came true and what didn't, just out of personal curiosity and interest.

Yeah, I already tried searching Google, but a lot of what I found was either not relevant or was severely lacking in content. So, I thought I'd ask the techies here.

Thanks.

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Wired is a good source for incorrect predictions: they bought into every half-baked idea of the '90s. Their online archive seems to include the major articles from every issue of the magazine (back to March '93). I don't know if the little columns sprinkled around the magazine that contained most of the predictions are online, but there still should be some gems. The March '97 has a nice article about the death of the Web browser (and maybe the Web) at the hands of Push. (Does anyone remember Push?)

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Yeah, if they kept wriing programs the same way Liz, but as storage got cheaper and drives got larger programs have also grown. Some of this is because of the requirement for keeping programs smaller to fit on the hd has vanished. Also the capabilities being offered by computers has grown tremendously since '99. Music and video storage can fill a 10 gig hd very quickly.

It also proves that they saw you coming with that pg ready for you :lol::lol:

j / k Liz

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Yeah, if they kept wriing programs the same way Liz, but as storage got cheaper and drives got larger programs have also grown. Some of this is because of the requirement for keeping programs smaller to fit on the hd has vanished. Also the capabilities being offered by computers has grown tremendously since '99. Music and video storage can fill a 10 gig hd very quickly.

It also proves that they saw you coming with that pg ready for you :lol:  :lol:

j / k Liz

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Heh, for dissapearing drive space, I blame Napster :thumbsup: That wasn't thought of when I bought the PG---and yes, Gateway must have seen me coming :D Learned my lesson, though, I'll never buy another one!!!

Liz

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