What will be the next step in computers?

[Arkitech]

I remember back when the Commodore 64 and Radio Shack TRS-80's were cutting edge PCs. Jump 20 years in the future and many people have high speed broadband connections and PCs in their basements collecting dust that could have run an entire database for most banks in the 80's.

In a few months the rollout of Bluray and HD-DVD should be pretty exciting and fiber optics to most areas should be around the corner as well. But looking beyond that I wonder what will be the next really big step in computing.

 

[jtusa]

Quantum computers.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Quantum computing?

 

[spaceman]

holodeck-esque experiences?

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: Kensai
Quantum computing?

I still don't know what that is

 

[MX2]

VR is going to catch on again soon as well a sort of Minority Report UI.

 

[akubi]

teh intarweb

 

[Kalbi]

uber small computers. uber computers/watch/cell phone/pda. computers controlling your house?

 

[Mo0o]

holographic storage

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

The next immediate step is a single chip with multiple processors on it. That's already being done (Pentium D). After that, who knows?

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
holographic storage

That was my thought, too.

 

[Arkitech]

up

 

[JME Fidelity]

holographic pr0n?

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Large amounts of cheap, reliable solid-state storage.

Well, that's what I'd LIKE it to be, anyway.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

VR Pr0n!

 

[Rastus]

Optical data busses. Then optical processing.

 

[Lalakai]

they are also working on system that uses laser pulses to set internal cycling rate of computer. speed increase should be very significant

 

[sswingle]

I think this stuff is:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1655825&enterthread=y