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To: that_crazy_doug who wrote (14019)	10/15/2000 12:14:44 PM
From: crazyoldman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Crazy_Doug and Combjelly, Re: I know I'm arguing the same point as you, but I'd actually say yes. My machine at work is 400mhz and is antagonizingly slow. Never underestimate the ability of software writers to drag any piece of hardware (no matter how powerful) to its knees. (tm-CrazyMan) Kindest regards, CrazyMan

To: that_crazy_doug who wrote (14019)	10/15/2000 2:04:56 PM
From: RDM	Respond to of 275872

<Realistically speaking, does anyone really need anything faster than 200MHz machine?> I use my computer at work all day long. It is a dual 400Mhz PIII with 256MB RAM. I have been buyin a new one every three years in May. I look forward to buying a new dual 1.5Ghz next May.

To: that_crazy_doug who wrote (14019)	10/15/2000 3:36:29 PM
From: rsi_boy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

<Realistically speaking, does anyone really need anything faster than 200MHz machine?> People have been wondering why we need faster computers for about 30 years now. In retrospect, these people always look foolish. Faster computers aren't about accelerating the kind of software we use right now, they are about making possible software we can barely imagine. There are many many applications that currently exist only in academic theory because computing power is orders of magnitude to slow to make them practical. Just as now we would regard a 386 as essentially useless, people five years now will look back at our much lauded 1Ghz PCs and wonder how we ever got anything done. For example, here are a few killer apps just waiting for a few more orders of magnitude in PC performance. Voice recognition I am typing this now using Dragon NaturallySpeaking on my Athlon 800, 256MB. Not nearly fast enough. This software essentially brings my computer to a crawl reducing my productivity vs. typing to about 20 to 30 percent. Too bad I have to use it, on account of a repetitive strain injury. I can imagine a day though, where voice communication will be the preferred computer interface but hardware is going to need to get a lot better... Artificial intelligence I computer with common sense. A computer that understands the gist of what you're trying to tell it - even if you don't know the proper instructions "uh, computer.. Can you grab that thing from yesterday and send it to what's-his-name?" . A computer that thinks it anticipates.... All more or less unthinkable with today's hardware limited software. And let's not even talk about games.... So AMD, INTC et all, you've got your work cut out for you. t.