Computing
You can look forward to...
Three years from now, your PC will not only be faster and more powerful, with more memory than ever before, it will also have more technologies built into it and be able to interact with more technologies than ever before--all in a package smaller than what we are used to seeing today.
* 4GHz to 6GHz Willamette-class processor
* At least 1GB of DDR-SDRAM or RDRAM
* Serial ATA disk interface (300 MBps)
* A 300GB hard drive or better
* Powerful 3D graphics: 3 billion pixels per second
* USB 2.0 (480 Mbps); 1394b-capable (up to 3.2Gbps)
* Array microphones and high-resolution camera
* Integrated high-quality 3D audio
* 100Mbs Ethernet connectivity
* 802.11 wireless LAN connectivity
THINKERS
"The personal computer continues to evolve with changing usage trends and continues to be shaped by the dynamic Internet infrastructure. The ability to locate content and services, download, manipulate, create, share, and transact will remain core PC desktop functions. Equally important, PC clients will become capable servers on the Internet, thereby driving new trends in personal, peer-to-peer computing. Instant response and remote accessibility will be taken for granted. The ability to deal with multiple media types seamlessly, much as humans think and act, will be commonplace.
Broadcast will be user-driven. Voice will complement tactile interaction and will overcome language barriers. Inside the PC, 5- to 10GHz processors, 500GB of storage, and 5- to 10GBps serial interconnects will match broadband capabilities. Combine these advancements and the 'PC as your agent' becomes a reality!"
- S. Bala Cadambi, Principal Architect, Desktop Architecture Lab, Intel.
