notbob wrote:

On 2011-06-28, Dbdblocker wrote:
Looks like desktop and laptop computers are on the way out.

Nonsense.

Can't do graphics, photo, cam/cam, spreadsheets, and a dozen other
things on a cellphone or even a tablet. Yes, full desktops boxes will
lose popularity for many purposes and no doubt get smaller in size,
but will never be "on the way out", any more than TV's. Another
thing. I'll never use a cellphone or tablet for anything I need to
view. I'm a geezer and can't see something that small fer dammit, and
EVERYONE'S eyes get worse with age and EVERYONE ages.

nb

Yep. A friend of mine has an ipad and it's nice for some things, but
even in the limited time I spent playing with it I found quite a few
times where a keyboard, mouse and larger display were really needed. I
also do the CAD/CAM and CNC control on desktop type PCs, with a 26"
monitor on my CAD/CAM PC. I certainly won't be doing any CAD/CAM work on
a tiny phone or tablet screen.