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On 4/2/2011 3:48 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message<CLednRzIxuOv-grQnZ2dnUVZ_iwAAAAA@earthlink.com>, Patricia
> Shanahan wrote:
>
>> My doctoral dissertation research was in ubiquitous computing ...
>
> How long ago was that, if you don’t mind my asking? :)

I completed my Ph.D. in December 2009, but got an MSc in computer
science in 1975, so my CS degrees bracket yours.

> (I graduated with an MSc in computer science in 1985, if that helps to even
> the score.)
>
> I remember the last interesting things I heard coming out of Xerox PARC was
> their idea of “boards”, “pads” and “tabs”, which were three different sizes
> of wirelessly-networked keyboardless computers. All user data lived in the
> cloud, so you could go into any office, pick up any one of these devices,
> and have all your own data immediately to hand.

I think the trend is in that direction.

Patricia