Development of higher-speed and higher-performance workstations has dramatically change the capabilities of the local host. The individual’s workstation will have full host capability and interconnectivity, and the identification of the host will migrate down to the lowest common denominator, which will now consist of machines that have significant power.
Predictor: McGarty, Terrence P.
Prediction, in context:The 1995 book “Public Access to the Internet,” edited by Brian Kahin and James Keller carries the chapter, “Internet Architectural and Policy Implications for Migration from High-End User to the ‘New User'” by Terrence P. McGarty and Carole Haywood. McGarty is chairman and CEO of The Telemarc Group, Inc. and Haywood is with RAM Mobile Data Inc. They write: ”Development of higher-speed and higher-performance workstations has dramatically change the capabilities of the local host. The individual’s workstation will have full host capability and interconnectivity, and the identification of the host will migrate down to the lowest common denominator, which will now consist of machines that have significant power.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Pipeline/Switching/Hardware
Name of publication: Public Access to the Internet (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Internet Architectural and Policy Implications for Migration from High-End User to the ‘New User’
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 256
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne