> > What do you mean by this? Frankly, I think the information > > revolution has really only just begun. How many people here owned a > > personal computer 20 years ago - 1982? > > But don't you think we're seeing a very real leveling out in the PC > industry? The majority of us who are going to want to own one do, and > while we may have bought into upgrading every 2 years or so, when the > improvements were so monumental (anybody try to work on a 386 > lately?), now the improvements have become so slight that those sales > are not what they were a couple of years ago. True, many people do not > own a PC, but do they even want to? >
PC's are only one part of one stage of the information economy. In fact, to me, PC's are like those early autos that used to get flats at the drop of a hat. I think we have barely realized where we will go from the place that started with PC's. I highly recommend MIT's "Technology Review" for learning more about technology that is here today and what is on the near horizon. > > Why? What is this need based on? > > Well, I can't point you to any articles on the web. ;~) It's nothing > more than a gut feeling that I get driving around this country that > gives the perception that LOTS of areas haven't changed as much as we > would like to think they have. Are you familiar with the "Pluggers" > comic strip? It's sort of based on this concept (and if you look, MANY > of the submittals come from SC). > Oh, yeah, I'm familiar with Pluggers. BTW - my family is from South Carolina - Barnwell, Williston, Aiken. B n.p.: "Water No Get Enemy" from Red, Hot & Riot -------------------------------------------- "Radio has no future" - Lord Kelvin, 1897
