“a world of intelligent networks, linked by powerful hub
computers, feeding data to millions upon millions of so-called
information appliances.”
“The post-PC enthusiasts see a future when everything from a
household’s car to its coffee maker has its own embedded
microchips, ready to receive remote instruction. From work, a
person could tap into the Internet to, say, program the video
cassette recorder, defrost food and leave a message for a family
member.”
“Without the personal computer, they say, the Internet would
still be 20,000 academics sending e-mail to each other from Unix
workstations.”