Dr. Mark Dean, one of the engineers who worked on the original personal computer, believes that PCs are no longer the
leading edge of computing. No single device has taken the PC's place, he said,
instead it has been replaced by the socially-mediated innovation it has
fostered.
He made the claim in
a blog post commemorating 30 years since the launch of
the first IBM personal computer. They may have not been the first to produce a
personal computer, but the 5150 launched on the 12th August 1981, did
set the standard of design around which many desktops have been built.
Dr. Dean, does still believe that PC’s will be “much-used” in
the future, but are no longer the force of innovation that they once were. Revealing that even he has overhauled the use
of his PC and his primary computer was now a tablet. The powerful changes, originally initiated by
the PC are just getting started as we work in a more efficient way, driven by changes
in society. These are undoubtedly exciting
times in the world of new technology.
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