02-07-2003, 08:43 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 145
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End of the World...
... as we know it.
Am I the only one who thinks that the whole computer industry is about to go through some radical change? I can't put my finger on it exactly but here is my evidence.
1) Storage becoming ridiculously cheep.
100 GB hard drives for less then $1 / GB allowing one to store more music, movies, and text files then you can watch or listen to in a year.
Memory cards for my PPC droping to the point where hundreads of mb can be had for 5-10 mb / $. How much pocket storage do you need, at $75 bucks / 256mb SD cards, how many would you use? If you need a 1gb cf card, cool, but what would you do with three?
As these prices drop, how will you use the space? Not just today but over the next years.
2) RAM and CPU's becoming cheap too, near as I can tell, there are only two things that can use the RAM and CPU power of todays computers: Video encoding / processing and Games (no disrespect for all of you SETI fans). What will you do with 10 times the current processing power?
3) Why a Pocket PC OS? Why not just run Windows XP / Tablet in a PPC form factor? In 2-3 years you'll have the processing power, storage, video screen size etc to make that a reality. (my current desktop runs a p3 733 w/ 256mb ram. Runs Win XP great, an Axim today has a 400mhz processor, and I could add 512 SD and 1gb CF. )
Whats going to happen to these computers we use? If people and companies bought computers as often as they buy desk phones, who'd need to find a new job?
What will the new machines be able to do?
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