What is the metaphor for the computer of the future? The intelligent agent? The television (multimedia)? The 3-D graphics world (virtual reality)? The StarTrek ubiquitous voice computer? The GUI desktop, honed and refined? The machine that magically grants our wishes? The right answer is ''none of the above,'' because all of these concepts share a basic flaw---they make the computer visible.
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%X What is the metaphor for the computer of the future? The intelligent agent? The television (multimedia)? The 3-D graphics world (virtual reality)? The StarTrek ubiquitous voice computer? The GUI desktop, honed and refined? The machine that magically grants our wishes? The right answer is ''none of the above,'' because all of these concepts share a basic flaw---they make the computer visible.
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