Farewell, PC - What's next?

Article Abstract:

The alliance between IBM and Apple Computer Inc signifies the end of the time of the personal computer. The future now belongs to new technologies that will be as different from personal computers as those devices were from what came before them. New kinds of workstations with new communications capabilities and new kinds of low-cost, portable 'information appliances' will evolve as the computer industry comes together with consumer electronics. General purpose microcomputers will be superseded by inexpensive specialized devices for every particular purpose. The demise of the personal computer signifies the beginning of a revolutionary time that could see visions dreamed of many years ago, of 'electronic cottages' and the 'global village,' coming true. Can IBM and Apple can adapt and survive? That is the question.

Consumer electronics, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, AAPL, Apple Inc., Computer Industry

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The electronic future is upon us: paper's role in publishing is a remnant, and the power of choice is on everyone's monitor

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The paperless electronic future has been predicted since the time of the first appearance of television. Superficially, it now seems that the prediction was wrong: more paper is being used now than ever before. Nevertheless, electronic media are taking hold, and a paperless industrial era will likely nearly replace printed media. The publishing industry is shifting in its emphasis toward paper's being only a thin, visible crust that surrounds an electronic core. Electronic technologies are assuming more and more significance, and paper is assuming less. Paper, which had functioned for storage, is now a transient interface, useful for viewing information that is compiled and stored electronically. Eventually, the thin crust of paper will disappear, and the paperless world that was predicted will become a reality.

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, Publishing industry, Electronic publishing, Trends, Electronic Publishing Industry, Paper Media

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What the New Year may bring for users

Article Abstract:

Prices for microcomputers will continue to fall in 1992. Competition and the continuing advance of the technology will ensure this. Particularly interesting product developments can be expected in the following areas: pen-based microcomputers, sub-notebook micros, color laptops, wireless networks, high-resolution monitors, 'clone' microprocessors and multimedia products of various kinds. A major struggle is expected between IBM and Microsoft Corp over OS/2 and Windows, the companies' operating-system products. Apple Computer, which has introduced its System 7 operating system, will probably not work on a System 8. Instead, Apple will focus its efforts on a new operating system that Apple is developing with IBM. Apple is also working on a new version of Unix.

Prepackaged software, Purchasing, Purchases, Hardware Selection, Preview of Coming Year

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