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CompSpeak 2050: How Talking Computers Will Recreate an Oral Culture by Mid-21st Century.
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Crossman, William – 1999
In the 21st century, VIVOs (voice-in/voice-out computers using visual displays but no text) will make written language obsolete. Written language is essentially a technology created 6,000 to 10,000 years ago for storing and retrieving information. VIVOs will perform this same function more easily, efficiently, and universally without requiring…
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