On 11/09/05, Iljitsch van Beijnum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> In fact, I would much rather allow access to pretty much anything
> else rather than a powerful general-purpose computer.
> 

My microwave has a bigger and faster processor than the one that the
Apollo lunar modules had.

In the timelines people are looking at for v6 - or faster, if you
believe Moore's law - you're going to see "general purpose computers"
in lots of stuff that dont necessarily have a monitor and keyboard
attached..

And think of the next generation networkers mantra of "convergence" .. 

--srs
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Suresh Ramasubramanian ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

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