Convergence is a model … interconnection is probably the right model. If you connect one to the other, I think you’re pretty much there.
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- “Do you see the physical interfaces for all these services – TV, videophone service, personal computers, video games and the like – converging towards a single box?” ANDREESSEN- “Convergence is a model … interconnection is probably the right model. If you connect one to the other, I think you’re pretty much there.”
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, 1994
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Internet Appliances
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
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Allen, Patrick J.