[Info-vax] YouTube DEC Video's - Future Directions in Computing (Mike Horner)

[Simon Clubley]

On 2016-01-06, Kerry Main <kerry.main at backtothefutureit.com> wrote:
> As per a request in other thread, I have started putting some DEC video's 
> on YouTube. 
>
> These are external facing videos so as to avoid any legal stuff.
>
> Digital Equipment - Future Directions in Computing (Mike Horner) 
> https://youtu.be/G2Rs-u55XUc  (permission from Mike Horner in place)
>

Thanks for uploading this; I have now watched it. Some comments:

Things such as the holographic displays were way off target but things
such as the network and societal knowledge based future were right on
target.

The brain processing sequence had a kind of a HHGTTG-esque feel to it
and it felt to me there were little flashes of HHGTTG style presentation
throughout the video.

The bit about the kitchen integration was interesting given the current
IoT push (which I think has turned out to be a really stupid idea because
of the apparent lack of worrying about security) and so was the integration
of intelligent electronics into cars.

The comments about the price reductions turned out to be right on target
and to a level over the past decade or so that no-one, including him,
could probably have seen in the 1980s.

Simon.

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