I can't knock the incremental improvements when the increments seem substantial, but... I don't see how either next generation OS helps reconceive the tool that computers offer us, if that's what anyone expects with continual explosion of computing power. What's needed is for systems design to respond to new questions. Things like what Owen was talking about, a new synthesis of modeling concepts, would count if it were real, for example. Another would be if your PC would keep watch and tell you when something new was happening in your personal worlds of interest. That functionality would only require that it monitor standard measures and recognize changes in state. First attempts would naturally be first attempts, but that's one direction where there's lots of room to grow.
Phil Henshaw ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 680 Ft. Washington Ave NY NY 10040 tel: 212-795-4844 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] explorations: www.synapse9.com > > What do you think is more impressive, > advanced and useful, the new.. > > ..Mac OS X Leopard with "Time Machine", > "Spotlight" and "Ruby on Rails".. > http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/index.html > > ..or the new > Windows Vista > with Aero, WPF and WCF ? > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/ > > -J. > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
