I think that the next "must have" application will be a computer that integrates the home TV into the desktop computer. It will do such things as record a program on one channel while you are watching a program on a different channel, recording programs while you are away, removing ads from programs, play back recorded programs, etc. Such functionality probably already exists in stand alone boxes.
I think that the first general purpose OS to have such a TV application not bundled into a cable company or TV manufacturer will become a "must have" purchase for every home.
Actually, when I went through system programming school the majority of students were women. The Viet Nam war was sucking up most young men at the time.
There were a few black people in system programming at the time but they were exceptional as segregation was still in full force at the time.
I think that the next "must have" application will be a computer that integrates the home TV into the desktop computer. It will do such things as record a program on one channel while you are watching a program on a different channel, recording programs while you are away, removing ads from programs, play back recorded programs, etc. Such functionality probably already exists in stand alone boxes.
I think that the first general purpose OS to have such a TV application not bundled into a cable company or TV manufacturer will become a "must have" purchase for every home.
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Steve Stites