🚀 go-pugleaf

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

Not if we all lean back and wait until then, instead of attempting to
solve these problems now.

(Also, I'm very pessimistic about the progress on the software side
of things - judging from the progress made in recent years, in 15-20
years we'll probably be glad if we can boot up our OS once in 10 attempts)

ObRelevantComment: In the DirectX 7.0 preview article at Gamespot
(http://www.gamespot.com/features/dx7/index.html), Kevin Bachus claims:
"The next-generation console game systems will be coming out in the next
year or so. Dreamcast has already launched in Japan. For the first time,
the PC will be a better gaming platform than the new consoles. And that's
only the beginning." [strange reasoning there, but read the whole article
and see if it makes more sense]

I really doubt that this will happen - not only because of the PSX2, but
because it seems logical that a $300 general-purpose PC will always be
a less powerful gaming platform than a $300 special-purpose console, no
matter how advanced the game SDK is, and I don't think I'm the only 
person who believes that the market for $1500 high-end PCs is pretty much
saturated by now (and will certainly not compete with the console market
or the $300 consumer PC market in size anytime soon). Does anyone really
disagree?

Regards,
-mjy
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