[cmeisenzahl]

This is a fun link.

IBM OS/360 to Windows 3.1: Software that Changed Computing Forever | Maximum PC
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fea...nged_computing

[shifuimam]

That was pretty fascinating.

I'd be interested in reading articles from past years on speculation about future technology. In 1999, what exactly did people think we'd have by 2009...?

Edit:

I did just find this rather interesting article:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0275.html

Some of his predictions are pretty accurate - transmitting media over a network, the proliferation of wireless, and even small computers with no moving parts (e.g. netbooks).

[angelmb]

Software wise: the reality of Mac OS X and the non-ending rumors regarding the existence of a 'Yellow Box for Windows' which would let developers build 'Universal Apps' (able to run under Mac OS and Windows).

Hardware wise: Pismo's soon and Transmeta CPU rumors were all the rage by then.

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Good old Kurzweil. After explaining how most artists, musicians and instruments have been all but replaced by "cybernetic" artists, software and controllers he goes on to say:

Nonetheless, the core process of creating written language is less affected by intelligent software technologies than the visual and musical arts.

Gee, that wouldn't be because you're an author no?

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And good lord how we thought virtual reality was the way of the future back then. Along with "digital assistants", which really took off with Clippy.