10 Aug
2012
10 Aug
'12
1:43 p.m.
On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, William Donzelli wrote:
Anyway, here is a fun thought experiment. Consider two
absolutely
identical big machines from the 1960s. Take one, and restore it to
operation. Take the other, and put it into a museum archive and
preserved. Wait 30 years. Now, in 2042, compare the two machines. The
running one will be quite a bit more "used" than the preserved one,
just from normal wear and tear on the components. Now here is the
twist - in 30 years ago, simulators will be magnitudes beyond what we
have today. Simulating not only the architecture, but the sounds,
smells, colors, textures, and so forth. Yes, virtual reality. Now,
when will smell-o-vision be coming back?
what would you want your near perfect simulation to be
based off of -
the machine that was used far longer than its normal working history,
or the one that was preserved as it was just taken out of service?
The old "well broken in" one, not the factory demo!