“After 30 years, IBM says PC going way of vacuum tube and typewriter,” NetworkWorld. IBM’s CTO says that PCs are going away, being replaced by tablets and smartphones. Microsoft’s VP Communications thinks we are entering the “PC-Plus” era.
Mission agencies are heavy adopters of advanced computing systems, especially in the areas of media and translation technologies. And missionaries, who are frequently traveling, often seem to prefer any technology that is lighter: I’ve seen many preferring small netbooks over anything bigger. (And preferring things cheaper, too.) But are we quite ready to switch completely to tablets and smartphones?
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