Overhyped Innovations (was Re: OS's In ROM's (was: Re: Mac Classic prob (was Macintoshes..

From: Hotze <photze_at_batelco.com.bh>
Date: Sat Jun 27 03:28:06 1998

>I think cost had something to do with it, too.


Cost shouldn't have anything to do with innovation. It's really a bummer.

>BTW, I enjoy collecting over-hyped innovations that never quite caught on
>in the way they were supposed to: Bubbles. Pen-based computers. Touch
>screens. Wireless networks. Bob. MSX. Robots. AI. Home automation.
>The Z8000. The iAPX432. Parallel processing. Voice recognition.


Pen-based computers, although not a BOOMING success, have had a limited
success. Their gaining momentum, too. Robots? Once again, go into a
factory. You'll see them at work. BTW, how rare are Androbots? Wireless
networks? I've seen a fwe. But I'd like more tech behind them. Bob? He
was way cool. Then he died out. Too bad. AI is very much in a state of
recession, as early depressions in the 80's took all the hype out of it. I
say that we saw the last of current AI's with Deep Blue last year. They'll
come back, but not until 64-bit is standard. Voice recognitions much the
same as AI, but with a little more life, as it actually has some practical
applications that are already partially-functional.
>What did I miss?


Bunches of processors, lots of RAM designs, some cool hard disk systems, and
PC/TV integration.
>-- Doug

Tim D. Hotze
Received on Sat Jun 27 1998 - 03:28:06 BST