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After the PC.

Discusses the devices which look to replace the personal computer (PC) as the most popular computing device. Television set-top boxes; Fixed-screen telephones; Smart mobile phones; Handheld computers; Personal digital assistants (PDA); Network computers (NC); Reasons for the expected decline of the...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 348; no. 8085; pp. 79 - 82
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 9/12/1998
Subjects:
Personal computers
Electronics
Electronic equipment
Computers
Electronic systems
Forecasting
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Discusses the devices which look to replace the personal computer (PC) as the most popular computing device. Television set-top boxes; Fixed-screen telephones; Smart mobile phones; Handheld computers; Personal digital assistants (PDA); Network computers (NC); Reasons for the expected decline of the PC; The role of the Internet and the Java programming language.