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From: upstill@ucbvax.UUCP (Steve Upstill)
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Subject: Re: New Half gegabyte ROM, This is no joke!
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Date: Thu, 26-Apr-84 14:09:50 EST
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    Well, yes, but if you think that the big news is "putting all of
UNIX on one cheap device", you're missing the boat.  The REAL significance
of 1/2GB ROM is for what you might call "vast-storage".  Think of it:
the database for an entire profession could be stored on a single $500
device, updatable weekly or monthly.  For example, an auto-parts store
would no longer need a five-foot rack of parts catalogs, but could get
all its information, intelligently indexed, instantly (or secondly, 
anyway).  I would expect Apple to be delighted at the prospect of their
N-million "knowledge workers" having such easy access to so much 
information.  Face it: we are looking at the start of a whole new
sub-industry.  I predict billions in two years.

Steve Upstill