Apologies, I had completely failed to spot that, you are absolutely right.
> So by your use of "revolutionary," the Gutenberg press wasn't because movable type predated it and he just used it to replicate Bibles in 2 better, faster way.
No, te Gutenberg press was revolutionary because it opened up books to the masses.
On a technical level it was a relatively minor improvement over movable type, but the fact that the social consequences were enormous is what makes it revolutionary.
Technology is only revolutionary when it has large effects in the real world.
By that yardstick the laser was revolutionary, even if at the time it was invented we couldn't foresee any of the changes that it would bring. In fact, for the longest time it was called a solution in search of a problem.
I simply take exception to calling the ipad revolutionary before it has had a chance to prove itself. It's hype, and hype leads to over-expectations which almost always lead to disappointment.
Let's just wait and see, what this ipad thing is when you finally get your hands on it, let's see what kinds of uses people will put it to.
Then give it 5 to 10 years, and then we'll be in a position to judge whether or not it was revolutionary.
Remember the Osborne-1 ? that was revolutionary. But only because it made people think that computers didn't have to be stuck in one spot.
Gutenberg press was revolutionary because it opened up books to the masses.
On a technical level it was a relatively minor improvement over movable type, but the fact that the social consequences were enormous is what makes it revolutionary.
Yes. And it took the next 4 centuries for all of them to fully unfold.
Remember the Osborne-1 ? that was revolutionary. But only because it made people think that computers didn't have to be stuck in one spot.
Apologies, I had completely failed to spot that, you are absolutely right.
> So by your use of "revolutionary," the Gutenberg press wasn't because movable type predated it and he just used it to replicate Bibles in 2 better, faster way.
No, te Gutenberg press was revolutionary because it opened up books to the masses.
On a technical level it was a relatively minor improvement over movable type, but the fact that the social consequences were enormous is what makes it revolutionary.
Technology is only revolutionary when it has large effects in the real world.
By that yardstick the laser was revolutionary, even if at the time it was invented we couldn't foresee any of the changes that it would bring. In fact, for the longest time it was called a solution in search of a problem.
I simply take exception to calling the ipad revolutionary before it has had a chance to prove itself. It's hype, and hype leads to over-expectations which almost always lead to disappointment.
Let's just wait and see, what this ipad thing is when you finally get your hands on it, let's see what kinds of uses people will put it to.
Then give it 5 to 10 years, and then we'll be in a position to judge whether or not it was revolutionary.
Remember the Osborne-1 ? that was revolutionary. But only because it made people think that computers didn't have to be stuck in one spot.
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(I think that pre-dated the trs-80 portable models, but I'm not 100% sure).