On 9/5/07, Rob Eamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But I wonder if the differences between auto and manual transmission > were ever at a point that they needed to be accounted for much > earlier in the analysis/design? Are there any IT technologies that > have a such an impact that they impact the highest levels of a design- > -e.g. the architecture?
How about DVR vs. VCR? A "low level" techology change (from serial access tape to random access disk) transformed the functionality of video recording. There are legions of examples. -- Nick
