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State of the “art” computers

May 15, 2009 · Posted in Computers and Humour, The Future · Comment 

Frankly I’m a bit disappointed!

My baseline year for this blog is 1985 when Microholics was published, and among other things, this blog examines how microcomputers have changed since then, (with, I hope, a seasoning of humour).

I devoted one section of the book to “The Future“. How would computers evolve as statements of art and design? How would they be tailored to niche cultural markets? And I was so full of hope that engineers and designers all over the world would take on the mantle of making computers look………well, interesting! Read more