quasi-NB Y2K...

[Edward Yadzinsky <museyadz>]

Dear NB LISTesso:

Found this snippet in the mischief 'round here -
Perhaps or Not Perhaps...quite a quest & question
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Dateline: 15 March 2010;
          Paris-Tokyo-New York Concord-In-Flight
  Source: Croiters News International

     >>> But perhaps most innovative of all is the recent discovery by the
Einstein Group (known as E.G.) at Pepsi-Princeton that something called
"character-based-word-processing" can offer shocking advantages over the
commonly inefficient WINDOWS/APPLE screen processors, which at all times
must accommodate the "type-set" mentalities and preferences of three
billion users worldwide. Moreover, the UN health organization "Optometrics
International" has estimated a five-fold reduction in eye strain for
serious writers due to the advantages of uni-spaced ASCII characters on
conventional 50-inch solid-state displays.
     Recent advances in 'voice-driven' and 'eye-contact screen
technologies' are projected to make all 'mouse-assisted' programs obsolete
within the coming months. As a back-up for data and text entry, it is
expected that IBM-Microsoft may again become profitable by marketing
keyboards. To the point, there are also rumors from E.G. that its
"character based" processor (which bears the code-name "NB" for "No Bull")
may one day allow a user to define as many as 16 different keyboards and
even to define program functions (something called XPL). The program will
come with the instant-WYSIWYG page-print format of the subscriber's
choice. Unfortunately, the anticipated cost to the end user will at first
be expensive - perhaps as much as a dollar per 100,000 characters typed.
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