Sassenrath - Back to Personal Computing

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  • To me this is all about Personal Computing, not Personal Enslaving. It is about being the masters of our own computers, not the reverse. A decade ago this was true, but we are not the masters any more. Is it possible to reclaim that position? Or, has it been lost to history like the Tucker Automobile? Everyone tells me that the world of personal computing is now totally dominated by a single system — one which I believe lacks not only a consistent, efficient, reliable architecture, but an intelligent vision of the future.

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Sassenrath - Back to Personal Computing

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  • To me this is all about Personal Computing, not Personal Enslaving. It is about being the masters of our own computers, not the reverse. A decade ago this was true, but we are not the masters any more. Is it possible to reclaim that position? Or, has it been lost to history like the Tucker Automobile? Everyone tells me that the world of personal computing is now totally dominated by a single system — one which I believe lacks not only a consistent, efficient, reliable architecture, but an intelligent vision of the future.