My friends and I were arguing about what the future holds for computers. I
think we all agree that the desktop is dead, but there is some
disagreement as to the fate of the laptop. Does anyone think that this is
an interesting discussion?
Here are my assertions:
The desktop if largely dead like c
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:07 PM, wrote:
> My friends and I were arguing about what the future holds for computers. I
> think we all agree that the desktop is dead, but there is some
> disagreement as to the fate of the laptop. Does anyone think that this is
> an interesting discussion?
Yes. Wh
Personally I don't know anyone who uses a tablet exclusively. It will
still be some time before they replace laptops as the primary device.
Additionally it would not surprise me if the growth of tablets actually
revitalized the desktop to an extent. With a tablet the convience of a
laptop is unn
I have a quad-core tablet with a keyboard.
It sucks for anything real.
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On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Jason Normand w
On Mar 12, 2012, at 10:07 PM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote:
>
> The laptop is dead too, tablets will become the new laptops. Bluetooth
> keyboards and mice, plus a master USB port, will make them more usable
> than laptops. Android will make them price competitive.
I disagree. Tablets are all abou
On 3/12/2012 10:07 PM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote:
My friends and I were arguing about what the future holds for computers. I
think we all agree that the desktop is dead, but there is some
disagreement as to the fate of the laptop. Does anyone think that this is
an interesting discussion?
Here a
On 3/13/2012 12:13 AM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote:
The laptop certainly won't die for a while, if ever. Many tasks work so
much better with real keyboards; for example, I can't see professional
writers ever adopting tablets as their primary writing device.
This is an important point. Even a
> I have a quad-core tablet with a keyboard.
>
> It sucks for anything real.
Is it a matter of hardware or software?
>
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> Drew Van Zandt
> Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics
> Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld)
> Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D. Masquerade aV
> On Mar 12, 2012, at 10:07 PM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote:
>>
>> The laptop is dead too, tablets will become the new laptops. Bluetooth
>> keyboards and mice, plus a master USB port, will make them more usable
>> than laptops. Android will make them price competitive.
>
> I disagree. Tablets are
Given that Microsoft is working so hard to ensure Windows 8 runs on tablets
(either ARM or Intel) I have a prediction. I suspect that the eventual
goal is to have this new type of Windows 8 tablet something that can be
dropped into a dock at home. The new tablets will eventually be powerful
enoug
On Tue, 13 Mar 2012, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote:
On Mar 12, 2012, at 10:07 PM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote:
The laptop is dead too, tablets will become the new laptops. Bluetooth
keyboards and mice, plus a master USB port, will make them more usable
than laptops. Android will make them price
On 3/13/2012 6:26 AM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote:
Here's a use case:
Imagine a writer writing a book or article, or even a blog. He doesn't
care about technology. He uses a blue tooth keyboard and mouse (hell,
maybe not even a mouse) he types his book just as he would a laptop. He
researches the
> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss-
> bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of
>
> The desktop if largely dead like cobol. It will linger, but never return.
Desktops are still used in labs or anywhere that companies work on hardware,
because they need access
> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss-
> bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Chris O'Connell
>
> Given that Microsoft is working so hard to ensure Windows 8 runs on
tablets
> (either ARM or Intel) I have a prediction. I suspect that the eventual
> goal is t
On 03/12/2012 10:07 PM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote:
> My friends and I were arguing about what the future holds for computers. I
> think we all agree that the desktop is dead, but there is some
> disagreement as to the fate of the laptop. Does anyone think that this is
> an interesting discussion?
On 03/12/2012 10:07 PM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote:
The desktop if largely dead like cobol.
this typo is interesting because it makes your statement a proposition,
a point to be argued.
It will linger, but never return.
if it is lingering, then it can't return [because it hasn't gone away
I'm not at all familiar with the Asus Transformer. Does the ASUS have an
actual dock that can liven a monitor or two? How about Android printer
support? If you bring it to the next meetup I would love to see it. In
fact, we had a Tablet meeting not too long ago, and I think that the Tablet
fiel
> I have a quad-core tablet with a keyboard.
>
> It sucks for anything real.
Is it a matter of hardware or software?
It's a little of column A, a little of column B. (For the record, it's the
Asus EEE Transformer, and it is AWESOME for the things a tablet is good
for...where the majority of the
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Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:33 AM
To: Edward Ned Harvey
Cc: ma...@mohawksoft.com; blu (blu)
Subject: Re: [Discuss] Future of Personal Computers
I'm not at all familiar with the Asus Transformer. Does the ASUS have a
On 03/13/2012 12:13 AM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote:
> On 3/12/2012 10:07 PM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote:
>> My friends and I were arguing about what the future holds for
>> computers. I
>> think we all agree that the desktop is dead, but there is some
>> disagreement as to the fate of the laptop.
I believe the iPad already has HDMI connectors so who knows what can be
done with that. Quite a bit of information can be pushed through those
apple connectors
http://pinouts.ru/PortableDevices/ipod_pinout.shtml
And what about the Atrix type docks but for tablets? That could add quite
a bit of "L
The Transformer with attached keyboard has HDMI out (tablet) and a couple
of USB 2.0 ports(keyboard), plus both a micro SD slot (tablet) and a full
SD slot (keyboard).
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Drew Van Zandt
Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics
Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld)
Domain
I found that my 80+ inlaws love their iPad and notebook. Yes, they
still have a desktop too. For two folk that have been retired for
over 25 years, they stay nearer the 'front lines' of tech that I would
have suspected. But they started with a Kaypro on CP/M and have been
avid users ever since.
On 3/13/2012 12:20 PM, Kyle Leslie wrote:
Additionally I know that Rich and a few people were talking about allowing
the full use of RAM on the tablets was quite battery hungry. If you could
allow it to "expand" based on docked or not you could get a bit more power
similar to a laptops power pla
I guess my thoughts with the idea were, *I think *it is Apple who
is constantly saying that the "Desktop" is going away and they are trying
to help that along. Now if you don't consider an iMac a desktop then that
brings up a whole different scenerio where "All-in-One's" become the new
"desktop".
On 03/13/2012 12:39 AM, Richard Pieri wrote:
> On 3/13/2012 12:13 AM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote:
>> The laptop certainly won't die for a while, if ever. Many tasks work so
>> much better with real keyboards; for example, I can't see professional
>> writers ever adopting tablets as their primary
On 03/13/2012 12:20 PM, Kyle Leslie wrote:
> And what about the Atrix type docks but for tablets? That could add
> quite a bit of "Laptop type" usage for users. I believe the EEE
> Transformer uses a similar type of "docking" system.Personally I think
> the next step would be allowing a mouse to
> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss-
> bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Feldman
>
> I think the first casualty of the tablet market is the netbooks. The
> higher end tablets like the iPad can certainly fill in the netbook niche.
Don't rule out sp
> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss-
> bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Kyle Leslie
>
> Personally I think the next step would
> be allowing a mouse to be included in the docking system and then you have
> a true "transformer". (I like my mouse)
I bet
While the Macbook series definitely have a superior track pad I still
prefer a mouse. But your point is definitely valid that using the track
pad on a Macbook could definitely sway people from a mouse. Especially in
a windows mobile environment (specifically metro).
But is that a Windows/Linux c
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