15 Oct
2005
15 Oct
'05
10:54 a.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
Hmm, interesting. In what ways other than the processor-memory model
could things have evolved in the early years? It'd be intersting to
speculate where computing might be today if it had evolved down some
totally different path very early on...
cheers
Jules
Why? It's
60-70 years old already and shows no signs at all of going
away.
I could probably say the same "30 year" thing about analog computers in
1960. By 1990, the analog computer market was effectively dead.
Be careful about the 60-70 year claim - remember that during the first 40
years, developement was slow, but all the low hanging fruits were picked.