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Towards Experimental Systems in the Post-PC era

Towards Experimental Systems in the Post-PC era. Eric Brewer, David Culler, Anthony Joseph, James Landay, Randy Katz, John Kubiatowitz U.C. Berkeley. The Direction of Post-PC Systems. [ your PhD topic goes here ]. But, it is clear that communication is key.

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Towards Experimental Systems in the Post-PC era

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  1. Towards Experimental Systems in the Post-PC era Eric Brewer, David Culler, Anthony Joseph, James Landay, Randy Katz, John Kubiatowitz U.C. Berkeley

  2. The Direction of Post-PC Systems • [ your PhD topic goes here ] But, it is clear that communication is key EECS C and N

  3. The Tides of Change Innovation Integration Time EECS C and N

  4. Historical Perspective • New eras of computing start when the previous era is so strong it is hard to imagine that things could be different • mainframe -> mini • mini -> workstation -> PC • PC -> ??? • It is always smaller than what came before. • Most think of the new technology as “just a toy” • The new dominant use was almost completely absent before. • So where are we headed? EECS C and N

  5. SmallDevices billions The Platform Pyrimid SuperComputers SuperServers 100s Departmenatal Servers 10Ks Workstations Workstations < Million Personal Computers 100 millions EECS C and N

  6. A Few of the Current Seeds • Infopad, Wingman, Mediaboard, Notepals, ... • Ninja - powerful services on small devices through a powerful infrastructure • Iceberg - integration of computing and telephony • Notepals - new user interfaces • IRAM - high performance multimedia at low power • Ether-Store - the data is out there • Demos around you... EECS C and N

  7. A Radical Experiment • What we need is not a new research project • It is a new “computing culture” • That’s where you come in EECS C and N

  8. Game Plan Build a department-wide, universal wireless PDA infrastructure • Initial Seed: 150+ IBM workpads + lots of cradles + IR + ??? • Running UI classes on them • Bring in all interested 1st year CS grads • Fill out based on interest, talent and availability • next generation wider and better => ask a good question and get yours today... EECS C and N

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