Future Hardware
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ThinkPad 385, 390?
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1,000+ freshman & 1,000+ technology refresh & 1/3 faculty
Let's hope it will be
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200+ MHz MMX Mobile Module Pentium CPU
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64+ MB SDRAM
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2GB+ SMART Ultra IDE-33 HD
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100Mbps Ethernet/56k Modem
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internal 32bit PC Card (CardBus)
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Full MPEG-2, 3D/OpenGL acceleration
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DVD/Divex CD-RW capable 24x CD
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Dolby AC-3, wavetable, SRS-3D, SPDIF
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Camera, Video-capture/out
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USB, FireWire connectors
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Li ion/Li polymer battery
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Built-in smart charger
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VST Zip 100
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UltraBay
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new TrackPoint
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14.1” ActiveMatrix 1024x768 TFT display
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DMI, serial number in BIOS, Wake on LAN/modem asset management
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less than 1 inch thick and weighs less than 5 lbs.
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less than $3500
Future OS (probably not)
Future OS (may be)
Future browser
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Netscape 4 (Communicator) / 5.x (Mercury, Gemini, Compass, Javagator)
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IE4 + Active Desktop
Future mail/groupware:
Notes 4.6/5.0 for template?
Mail packages? Other mail (IMAP4/LDAP) protocol?
References:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/
http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/
http://www.netscape.com/comprod/products/communicator/index.html
http://www.netscape.com/comprod/at_work/white_paper/vision/intro.html
http://www.be.com/
http://macos.apple.com/
Mac User September 1997 - Mac OS 8/Rhapsody
http://www.caldera.com/
http://www.uk.linux.org/
PC Magazine September 9, 1997, Vol. 16, No. 15 - Windows 98
Windows Sources September 1997 - Domino 4.6
Windows Sources September 1997 - Notes 4.6
IBM ThinkPads
IE/NS boxing graphics from
http://www.insight.com/