The future of computing: after the PC.

The writer discusses the future of computing as the personal computer (PC)—the machine that has dominated the 1990s—enters its twilight years by the beginning of the new millennium. He is argues that although users are not about to abandon their PCs altogether, they will find that their computing n...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 348; no. 8085; pp. 78 - 82
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited September 12 1998
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