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On Fri, 05 Mar 1999 04:06:15 GMT, ghowland@lupineNO.SPAMgames.com
(Geoff Howland) said:

> Prediction: In 15-20 years almost all specific computer problems we
> have now will seem ridiculously pathetic.

Forgive me, but I think that sounds pretty ridiculous, since you don't
say what you mean with "computer problems".


Will backwards compatibility cease to be an issue?

Do you consider race conditions a "computer problem"?

How about synchronization of threads in a distributed, multi-processor
environment for real-time applications (multimedia and the such, which
we can assume will be more popular in the future)?

And then there's the speed of light, which currently is an obstacle
for world wide communications (don't you just hate those 240ms delays
on your satellite links)?


These were just the specific computer problems I picked off the top
of my head.  Maybe someone else involved with architecture design can
think of other problems which have about a snowball's chance in hell
of seeming pathetic in that time.


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