Today we see a computer
as something that we sit down at a desk to use. We see it as a machine
with a monitor, keyboard and a case.
The computers of tomorrow won't be on top of desks,
and they most likely won't have a monitor, keyboard and case. But
most interestingly of all, we may stop thinking of computers simply as
machines.
As the future comes, the definition of a computer
will rapidly change. The computer itself, will disappear. Watches,
microwaves, and even doors will be computers. They will have the
ability to be controlled from anywhere in the house. Any display
that is. We will be able to set the vcr to tape our favorite show
by selecting the vcr from the display in the bathroom. Monitors will
hang around the house on walls. They will be used for tv, for the
internet and to control everything in the house. They will be used
for all our shopping, and for all of our phone calls. Internet, TV,
vcr, stereo, and telephone, all will be combined in one. One server
in each house will control everything. Any display will allow the
user to surf the net, watch a tv program or make a phone call. In
the future, there will be just one network. Houses will be connected
by the fastest means possible, whether by satellite, cable lines or fiber
optic cables. Through this connection will travel everything.
The idea of sitting down and using a computer will
be obsolete in the future. It will be almost impossible not to use
a computer. Whether we want to lock a door, surf the net, or play
our favorite song, everything will take place through a display or a voice
activated control.
The computer of tomorrow will be very different from
that of today, but the advances will only make things better for us, the
users. We obviously failed to mention many things that will change and
we will prove probably prove wrong on others. This is simply how
we see it now. Only the future will show us the true computer of tomorrow.
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