Re: Apple Computers-collector's items?

[warren@borg.com]

In <4uqpat$hlb@listserv.rice.edu>, rickr@is.rice.edu (Rick Russell) writes:
>In article <gabrielr-1208962039100001@ts35-11.wla.ts.ucla.edu>,
>Gabriel Rossman <gabrielr@ucla.edu> wrote:

>Excel can solve some easy problems, but there's no Excel plug-in for
>the hard problems.
>
>Rick R.

Here's another take at the situation.  The data processing paradigm evolves about
each 8 years:  punch cards, paper tape, mag tape, diskettes, cd, layered/latticed cd
 = 40 years.  Then in the software arena:  binary coding, assembler, 
3GL(COBOL/FORTRAN), 4GL, then OLE-DDE-Office Vision, etc. = 40 years.

Next:  Voice activated computing, such as IBM's Merlin (the successor to WARP) 
which is to market in 1996, deep layered cd's with more capacity than 15 gigabytes 
per each cd (1966, for under $1200), cable modems (now) with 10 meg b-rate d/l 
and 1.5 meg b-rate u/l for under $400.

With each paradigm change, the skills, knowledge, and habits of the old ways 
become less and less valuable.  The enduring traits of persistance, unquenchable 
search for knowledge, and excitement in the face of a new learning experience, 
are common to each of the paradigm shifts I have outlined.  It is we who are the 
common factor, not hardware, not software.

What is the next paradigm?

Warren
http://www.borg.com/~warren