To: ahhaha who wrote (930 ) 12/14/1997 3:25:00 AM From: Kashish King Read Replies (2) | Respond to
Well, high-bandwith channels are here and we consumers don't really need to worry about whether or not we are going to plug in a telco jack, coax cable, an AC outlet or wireless communications. The same goes for the protocols used to transmit and receive that information, that's all consumer-transparent. What box-makers will do is provide the hardware interface to the most widely used technology and that should be a plug-in module which isolates the rest of the system from knowing or caring how the information is being communicated. What consumers will care about is what applications they will use and that's going to determine what sort of input and output devices the hook up to the otherwise generic computing device. In the living room, that can be a simple, remote control with a television for display. That system will be controlled by software designed for that purpose. Now, Junior may be doing his homework on the PC in his room but guess what? He will be connected to the same box which is feeding the entertainment center in the living room.
