Re: 3 computing events

2018-01-27 Thread Toby Thain via cctalk
On 2018-01-27 8:16 PM, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote: > Three ‘computing’ events are happening: > > > > 1) The i-Pad ... > > > > 2) Bitcoin mining – The energy usage is extreme because of GPUs. Was > 16-bit computer era, employing the 80287, such an energy hog? It's extreme

3 computing events

2018-01-27 Thread Murray McCullough via cctalk
Three ‘computing’ events are happening: 1) The i-Pad was introduced by S. Jobs 8 yrs. ago and defined a ‘new’ computing paradigm for the masses. The reason I mention this event is because a young friend(20 yrs. old) said “That’s ancient computing!” What is one to make of classic-computing