Continued development of ever-more-powerful hardware and software, allowing easier and faster access to vast resources of information and entertainment, will within 15 years make the Internet nearly as ubiquitous and pervasive as the telephone is today.
Predictor: Levy, Steven
Prediction, in context:In an article in Telephony, Karen Egolf reported on an expert panel appearing at Internet World ’95 in Boston. The panel was titled “The Internet in Year 2010.” Stephen R. Levy, chairman of BBN Inc., commented on how networked devices would be everywhere in the future: ”Continued development of ever-more-powerful hardware and software, allowing easier and faster access to vast resources of information and entertainment, will within 15 years make the Internet nearly as ubiquitous and pervasive as the telephone is today.”
Biography:Steven Levy was a 1990s technology journalist. He wrote on the topic for decades for such publications as Newsweek and Wired. He is the author of the books “Hackers,” “Artificial Life” and “Crypto.” (Author/Editor/Journalist.)
Date of prediction: November 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: General, Overarching Remarks
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Telephony
Title, headline, chapter name: The Year 2010: Internet to the Toaster
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
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