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It is not frequently that one gets really pleased with a computing device so when it happens the memory lingers for a looong time. So it happened with the DEC A
by nologic01 3y ago
It is not frequently that one gets really pleased with a computing device so when it happens the memory lingers for a looong time. So it happened with the DEC Alpha. I vaguely recall that its overall desktop experience was less polished than the SUN workstations of that era, but its raw performance made up for it as it woud allow you to accomplish things previously beyond reach.
A similarly memorably experience would be quite elusive these days. For one thing the very concept of a powerful workstation is kinda old fashioned. But who knows, maybe the era of an "AI PC" will recreate some of the magic :-)
- pishpash 3y agoIs anyone making an actual AI PC? Not marketing hype using words for their existing efforts.
- nologic01 3y agoThere is no actual AI PC as far as I know. But that does not mean that the choice of marketing hype does not provide a signal about current vendor's mindset. Notice that it is not a "Blockchain PC" or a "VR/AR PC" they are peddling, to mention some plausible recent hype candidates one could use :-).
- rbanffy 3y agoI would imagine an "AI PC" to have a UI heavily based on the idea of anticipating and preparing for future user actions and needs, making the next likely action easier, as well as being conversational. I also imagine voice-prompted conversational interfaces with multimedia responses, and constant gesture/posture input - as in head tracking for parallax adjustment and eye tracking for prioritizing screen updates.