On Monday 26 February 2007, Peter Van Lone wrote: > On 2/26/07, John Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That was my assessment too. This stuff has no place on a working > > machine.
> I believe it is much like faster processors, larger drives, and more > memory .... it will not be going away. And in fact, I would not be > surprised to see the visualation stuff end up being pivotal in > significant ways ... > > Peter I agree it might be pivotal in time. Maybe when we get real 3D monitors. I suspect when it becomes significant it will not be in its current form at all. Once the weight, size, and power requirements are reduced by switching from monitors to flat panels the dramatic growth in screen real estate will take off. I could see a use for really huge wide, wrap around screens - 40 inches or more. (I just installed a system with dual 20inch flat panels. Gawd is that awesome). Realistically we have not progressed much since the glass teletype days of green text on a black background. Now we have black text in a white background in a grey box. Oh Joy. Multiple desktops is a crude but workable solution to the limited screen real estate problem. Big, really big, screens makes more sense. Putting 4 windows on a rotating cube is a very childish approach. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
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