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Predictions of the 90s

by Steve Gibson, Jan 09, 2000 4:12am PST

Here's an interesting Salon.com story taking a look back at a few of those technology predictions that were being made for the 1990s. Just proves that you never really know for sure what's gonna happen. Here are my 3 favorite predictions:

- AOL is doomed - The pen computer device will render the PC obsolete - Television and the Web will converge.
Of course, those experts are now predicting the PC is gonna be obsolete again this decade now.... I'm pretty sure those are the same guys who said gasoline cars wouldnt be around anymore as well.


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  • #53
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    By: Barbarian x
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    #14: So you seperate the water into hydrogen and oxygen, which REQUIRES energy, then you burn the hydrogen, which gives back energy (of the same amount--it\'s reacting it with oxygen to make water again).

    Guess what? In the end you have no energy. But due to inefficiencies and heat losses, you actually require more energy.

    Lesson: You can\'t run a car on water. (And don\'t respond saying you can. I\'m a 4th year Chem Engr. student, so don\'t argue with me about thermodynamics.)

    However, some people propose separating the hydrogen and oxygen at a plant, then distributing the hydrogen for fuel. Ultimately, you still have to consume more energy SOMEWHERE, which means more coal-fired plants or other means of generating electricity.


    Jan 09, 2000 3:51pm PST
  • #45
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    By: wumpscut x
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    NO!
    They are really heavy cars (battery)

    Who wants to hear a joke? A VERY FUNNY JOKE!

    well hear is my
    there was this one small girl and hear mom walking down the park and then there where these 2 people having sex and the small girl ask hear mom what they are dowing so hear mom sayed ooo they are just making a cake so any ways they go on but at night the small girl wakes up and gows down stairs to get a drink but se sees hear parents making a cake (SEX) so then see is like oo i wont bother them gows to bed and the next day when hear mom gets back from work the small girl says mom i saw u and dad making a cake but u left some icing on the floor so i licked it off
    =-----ooo that sweat heheheh----=
    Jan 09, 2000 1:41pm PST
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    By: TargetBoy x
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    If someone really wants to try to have success with an alternative fuel vehicle they should try to go to Japan or Hawaii (if they want to stay in the states) where the gas prices are so insane. Japan has always been more into alternative energy sources anyhow, with their nuclear, geothermal, tidal, and wind generation research because of their lack of natural resources.

    Then again, I just saw an ad for the new Honda gas/electric hybrid.... Is it really that far off now?

    Fuel cell technology is going to be big in the next 25 years. I drive by one of the companies doing core development on fuel cells every day. They have a house right next door that runs off of fuel cells, with no hook-up to the main powerlines.
    Jan 09, 2000 1:04pm PST