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不久前,工业分析家设想消费类电子技术、通信技术和计算机技术的会聚将在电视机上发生。由于差不多每一个美国家庭都有一台电视机,大量的数字信息和交互式服务要涌入家庭似乎只有通过这个通道才行得通。相比之下,个人计算机似乎是停留在慢行线上,并且悠闲地安置在企业办公室里,而且是文字处理和电子表格比家庭购物应用之类的视频服务更加适合。然而最近,PC已经在家庭占领了阵地。1993年美国消费者购买了600多万台PC,使将近三分之一的美国人拥有一台PC,而且1994年家庭销售可望再增长12%。此外,消费者在1993年还在家用PC软件方面开支了29亿美元,比1992年增加了15%。家用PC及其相关产品的市场显然正在增长。PC问世至今十几年,巳经作为家庭中的重要信息设备而迅速崭露头角,它能处理整个家庭的需要,并准备开辟家庭交互应用的新高潮。
Not long ago, industrial analysts assumed that the convergence of consumer electronics, communications and computer technologies will take place on televisions. Since nearly every American family has a television set, the influx of digital information and interactive services into the home seems to be only accessible through this channel. In contrast, personal computers seem to stay on slow lines and are laid leisurely in corporate offices. Word processing and spreadsheets are more suitable than video services such as home shopping applications. However, recently, PCs have occupied positions in the family. In 1993, consumers in the United States purchased more than 6 million PCs, nearly one-third of Americans owned a PC, and home sales in 1994 are expected to increase by another 12%. In addition, consumers spent $2.9 billion on home PC software in 1993, an increase of 15% from 1992. The market for home PCs and related products is clearly growing. Since the advent of the PC for more than ten years, the Sutra Sutra has rapidly emerged as an important information device in the family. It can handle the needs of the entire family and is ready to open up a new climax for family interactive applications.