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It's amazing to think that there's more computer power in an ordinary mobile phone these days than there was powering the moon landings.
It makes me feel old to think that I actually remember when a mobile phone was a rarity. If you saw someone carting one of those housebrick-style mobile phones around with them, chances were they were a business person or just someone with more money than they knew what to do with. I remember mobile phones getting smaller, then internet access becoming available, even if it wasn't practical to pay an arm and a leg for the privilege of viewing two pages that didn't even load properly half the time.
And now, people expect internet access. They wouldn't think twice about sending an international SMS or getting directions from their mobile phone. They're not only less expensive to buy, they're less expensive to use. You're actually viewed as a bit of an oddity if you don't have a mobile phone.
How times change. Goodness knows what the face of communication will be like in another couple of decades.
It's amazing to think that there's more computer power in an ordinary mobile phone these days than there was powering the moon landings.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me feel old to think that I actually remember when a mobile phone was a rarity. If you saw someone carting one of those housebrick-style mobile phones around with them, chances were they were a business person or just someone with more money than they knew what to do with. I remember mobile phones getting smaller, then internet access becoming available, even if it wasn't practical to pay an arm and a leg for the privilege of viewing two pages that didn't even load properly half the time.
And now, people expect internet access. They wouldn't think twice about sending an international SMS or getting directions from their mobile phone. They're not only less expensive to buy, they're less expensive to use. You're actually viewed as a bit of an oddity if you don't have a mobile phone.
How times change. Goodness knows what the face of communication will be like in another couple of decades.