Telecommunications is so useful that in a decade lots of ordinary people will be using it to do ordinary (and some extraordinary) things.
Predictor: Aboba, Bernard
Prediction, in context:In a 1993 online book review, Steve Cisler of Apple Computer takes a look at the book “The Online User’s Encyclopedia,” by telecommunications consultant Bernard Aboba, and he quotes Aboba. Cisler writes: ”Bernard Aboba is coming down from the mountain with the massive book in hand. It is the result of a long involvement with the many subjects he covers. Aboba has a big picture: ‘Telecommunications is so useful that in a decade lots of ordinary people will be using it to do ordinary (and some extraordinary) things.'”
Biography:Bernard Aboba wrote “The Online Users Encyclopedia” (Addison Wesley, 1993). (Research Scientist/Illuminator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: General, Overarching Remarks
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Internaut
Title, headline, chapter name: ‘The Online Users Encyclopedia’: Review by Steve Cisler
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://madhaus.utcs.utoronto.ca/local/internaut/rev1.html
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