To: GeronL
I dont think I like the idea of PCs being possibly dumbed down by stuff like this.
I see the opposite.
Tablets and smartphones are being "smartened" up to become more like PCs, while PCs remain the major go-to device for real computing and major projects.
Tables are "growing up" to be come PCs. Smartphones are becoming more like tablets, with better specs and bigger screens, and more powerful cpus. PCs are still getting better, and more powerful.
But, in the not-so-distant future, I could see where there might be just one device serving all purposes, from smartphone to tablets to PC function. When the processors are the major defining component, then, when that component becomes powerful enough to drive all form-factors, we will have reached the merging of all platforms. The difference will "only" be in the equipment or peripherals that the main processing unit can converse with, from small screens to 80 inch screens, along with huge internal memory and large external storage devices. Imagine having just one device and one platform, for all of your computing needs, without sacrificing in power or capabilities.
6 posted on
11/22/2014 12:41:58 PM PST by
adorno
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To: adorno
I had a thought about dumb terminals being everywhere and people would plus a USB-like device in them, the device would have the processor, RAM and the memory.
8 posted on
11/22/2014 12:49:04 PM PST by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: adorno
Maybe this device would be the phone? Just connect it to the “dumb” monitor-keyboard
9 posted on
11/22/2014 12:49:49 PM PST by
GeronL
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