] If business users were less shortsighted, Kay says, they
] would seek to create computer models of their companies
] and constantly simulate potential changes. But the
] computers most business people use today are not suited
] for that. That's because, he says, today's PC is too
] dedicated to replicating earlier tools, like ink and
] paper. "[The PC] has a slightly better erase function but
] it isn't as nice to look at as a printed thing. The
] chances that in the last week or year or month you've
] used the computer to simulate some interesting idea is
] zero -- but that's what it's for."
]
] ...
]
] Though Kay claims he's "not trying to sound like a crab
] here," he does border on it, especially when shortly
] thereafter he asserts "pretty much everything that's
] believed is bullshit."

[ There are a few gems in this otherwise unremarkable article, two of which are above... it's still probably worth a quick read. -k]

A PC Pioneer Decries the State of Computing