[When we talk of the future of the Internet,] we talk about tele-medicine, tele-science, tele-work and perhaps even tele-government. We can do these today as demos [but] the network won’t support them because of its low bandwidth and inability to be two-way or symmetrical. Content is the most interesting part. That is, accessing intellectual property. As an avid catalog shopper, I see Internet is the ultimate catalog. And of course catalogs, games, and education will all change.
Predictor: Bell, Gordon
Prediction, in context:In the keynote speech at InternetWorld 1995, pioneering computer scientist Gordon Bell, formerly of Digital Equipment Corporation and then a research leader at Microsoft says:”[When we talk of the future of the Internet,] we talk about tele-medicine, tele-science, tele-work and perhaps even tele-government. We can do these today as demos [but] the network won’t support them because of its low bandwidth and inability to be two-way or symmetrical. Content is the most interesting part. That is, accessing intellectual property. As an avid catalog shopper, I see Internet is the ultimate catalog. And of course catalogs, games, and education will all change.”
Biography:Gordon Bell proposed a plan for a U.S. research and education network in a 1987 report to the Office of Science and Technology in response to a congressional request by Al Gore. He was a technology leader at Digital Equipment Corporation (where he led the development of the VAX computer) and with Microsoft. (Technology Developer/Administrator)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: InternetWorld 1995 Conference
Title, headline, chapter name: It’s Bandwidth and Symmetry, Stupid!
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://research.microsoft.com/~gbell/IntWorld/tsld002.htm
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney