Acrobat will fundamentally change the economics of information by removing the critical barriers that have kept electronic documents from moving between computers. Today’s paper-based information is hampered by the physical media. Acrobat technology liberates information and the flow of ideas and allows it to enter the electronic age.
Predictor: Warnock, John
Prediction, in context:A 2001 article on John Warnock, Charles Geshke and the invention of PDF includes the text of a 1993 Adobe Systems news release with the following statement from Warnock:”Acrobat will fundamentally change the economics of information by removing the critical barriers that have kept electronic documents from moving between computers. Today’s paper-based information is hampered by the physical media. Acrobat technology liberates information and the flow of ideas and allows it to enter the electronic age.”
Biography:John Warnock was the founder of Adobe, a major software maker of the 1990s. He introduced the concept of PDF in 1991. (Technology Developer/Administrator.)
Date of prediction: June 15, 1993
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Planet PDF
Title, headline, chapter name: A PDF Day 2001 Salute to John Warnock & Charles Geschke
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.planetpdf.com/mainpage.asp?webpageid=1367
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Wright, Laura C.