In message <[email protected]>, Norman Dunbar
<[email protected]> writes
On 12/06/10 19:49, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
Design and make a new 21st Century successor to the QL ... :-)
Not wishing to be the bear in the ointment here, but that suggestion -
while a grand one - will no longer work.
In my opinion, back in the 80s fine, there were lots and lots of
computer companies all vying to be the best. These days, since IBM
created the "PC" then the PC is really all that there is.
Even the notebooks/netbooks are mini-PCs with nothing more than a
different processor.
The days of creating a new fabulous and different computer are long gone
- similar to the Betamax Video recorder - you could create a much better
one nowadays, but nobody would buy it because things have moved on - for
better or worse.
We are basically stuck with the PC. All we can do is to continue to help
Marcel keep QPC on the market, selling well and frequently enough to
keep him updating it.
Cheers,
Norman.
Hi Norman,
Thanks for the thoughtful input ... however, my statement was a bit
"tongue in cheek" ... :-)
That is there is not much chance of anything grandiose for the QL
lineage.
At the London Group, today, we had a fun discussion about who would ever
remember DOS / MSDOS / PC's or whatever ..... in a 100 years time, the
22nd Century .....
The newly introduced iPad, and what follows, will have a dramatic impact
on what type of devices we use in the future.
So, your statements may appear somewhat foolhardy to future onlookers
... :-)
--
Malcolm Cadman
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