Quote:
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...it is the generation that is young enough not to have become so familiar with the old, and yet not so young as to be without the financial resources to do so, that usually embraces the newest technology first.
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- Henry Petroski
The Evolution of Useful Things 1990.
Do you think this quote is still true today?
Here's a snapshot of technology from 1990:
* Operating systems: Windows 3.0 and the original Apple Macintosh was around.
* DVD's were still 5 years away (1995)
*Cell phones? Early GSM service was a year away from being adopted in Europe.
Beepers were more popular than cell phones
*Gaming consoles:
- Nintendo Super NES came out in 1990-1991 (16-bit gaming console)
- Sega Genesis also came out in 1991
- The original Sony Playstation was introduced in 1993.
*Hand held games:
- Game Boy (8-bit early monochrome LCD technology)
- Atari Lynx
*Tivo/DVR technology was 9 years away (introduced in 1999)
So -- is this quote still valid today, 20 years later? If it is still true, where do you fit in? Are you too old? Too young?
I'll reserve my thoughts on this for later...
Discuss...
-Z-man.