The Road Block and the Breakthrough to Pervasive Computing

摘要

The past several decades have been witness to a dramatic shift in the way computers have influenced society. While a common theme has been change, the pace and the scope of that change has been growing at an almost unbelievable rate and there have been several 'eras' or milestones through which the computer industry has transitional For example, it all began with the 'mainframe era' when the buzzword was time-share and the key impact was the simple automation of basic mathematical and accounting functions. A key enabler and turning point was the shift from punch cards to high level languages.