Sunday, May 11, 2008

Future of Computers

Twenty-five years ago was the anniversary of the original Mackintosh computer. The Mac’s were 128K machines and were sold in large part to college and university students. Apple stores were set up on campus and demonstrations were given to students and professors. The computers were sold at big discounts.

However, being a 128K machine meant they were not capable of the many things we take for granted today. Today we can sit at our computer and search the internet, do word processing and create animation. Twenty or twenty five years ago this would have been done with pencil and paper.

So what does the future hold for computers?
Quantum computers are going to change computers for individuals and society alike. As well, nano technology, which is a process of changing matter at its atomic level, is going to be a big part of future computers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKTBlQsxmN0

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