All of this stuff is being driven out of the computer industry, as opposed to the cable industry or any other industry. The television industry, or whatever. So, I think what the computer industry is doing is sort of where it’s going to be leading.
Predictor: Andreessen, Marc
Prediction, in context:Thom Stark conducted an interview with Marc Andreessen for his “Marc Andreessen Interview Page” in 1995. Here is an excerpt: STARK- “Most of the portrayals of how this information pathway will evolve have been of the cable-TV-on-steroids variety. In view of current trends and the way the marketplace appears to be evolving, can you dust off your crystal ball and give us some insight into how you think things will turn out?” ANDREESSEN- “I think [the information highway is] going to be a huge interconnection of all of these systems, including, over time, some derivative of cable TV and some derivative of the current public telephone system. I think the types of networks that they’re used to – companies – is an excellent indicator of where things are going to be going. They’re probably a few years ahead of everything else. I think all of this stuff is being driven out of the computer industry, as opposed to the cable industry or any other industry. The television industry, or whatever. So, I think what the computer industry is doing is sort of where it’s going to be leading.”
Biography:Marc Andreessen worked with Eric Bina at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois in 1992, to develop a browser that would be usable on any computer, easy to use and graphically rich. In 1993, their browser, Mosaic, completely changed the face of the Internet Ð it allowed HTML “image” tags which make it so text and art can appear on the same page; it allowed easy text scrolling; and it introduced hyperlinks, allowing users to simply click on an area of the screen to go to another document on the Internet. In1994, Mosaic was developed and marketed; the product eventually was named Netscape. (Pioneer/Originator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: General
Title, headline, chapter name: The Marc Andreessen Interview Page
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://users.rcn.com/thomst/marca.html
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