http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/09/03/the-clouds-are-coming/ Blogging in the real world Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:02:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/09/03/the-clouds-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-15156 technogeist Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:00:55 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=3144#comment-15156 Prior marketing guff that never delivered (at the time). 1980s - A home computer will turn your child into some sort of genius. 80s into 90s - Paperless Office 1990s - Multimedia (cue fractal-encoded image slooowly appearing on your screen) 1990s - Plug and Pray/Power Management, rarely stable until Windows 2000 appeared. 1998 - SOA (2008 we're finally seeing this taken seriously) Prior marketing guff that never delivered (at the time).
1980s – A home computer will turn your child into some sort of genius.
80s into 90s – Paperless Office
1990s – Multimedia (cue fractal-encoded image slooowly appearing on your screen)
1990s – Plug and Pray/Power Management, rarely stable until Windows 2000 appeared.
1998 – SOA (2008 we’re finally seeing this taken seriously)

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