9 Jun
2024
9 Jun
'24
4:30 p.m.
On 2024-06-09 11:01 a.m., Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 6/9/24 08:40, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote:
More reliable. Can you trust a CLOUD?
How soon will your data be corrupted, or behind a paywall?
Intel introduced to the world the x86 processor:
the CISC technology still
with us. So what has changed other than speed and upward development?
The Internet?
Really, it's always been my view that computational technical progress
has long been driven by communication. Without communication, the
microprocessor would largely be limited to commercial (e.g. CAD,
finance, accounting) and a few niche applications. Many of those
segments would be just fine with older technology.
To put it in another context, what use would most people find with a PC
that was limited to 300 bps modem communication?
--Chuck