Three ‘computing’ events are happening:
1) The i-Pad was introduced by S. Jobs 8 yrs. ago and defined a ‘new’ computing paradigm for the masses. The reason I mention this event is because a young friend(20 yrs. old) said “That’s ancient computing!” What is one to make of classic-computing then? 2) Bitcoin mining – The energy usage is extreme because of GPUs. Was 16-bit computer era, employing the 80287, such an energy hog? 3) INTEL doesn’t seem to have been hurt by Meltdown & Specture financially- speaking. Had excellent earnings and profits for the last quarter but ‘may’ change this quarter. However, INTEL marches on going from 4004 to 7980XE. AMD was/in the picture but financially-wise… Happy computing all! Murray J