The director and chief scientist of SUN Microsystems and Berkeley alumnus would rather talk about the interpersonal connections among individuals than corporate takeovers. It's easy to read about billions of dollars being made in this or that. Gage also spoke of the origins of the information technology giant he helped found. Gage stressed the point that the development of technology, along with the public's perception of computing, has made the use of computers so pervasive.
Computers are command decks that control a trillion dollars in currency transactions a day.
But at the forefront of modern computing is the Internet, says Gage. People now see their computers as machines that take them to information, says Gage. Finally, computers are a place where people meet. Right now this is still very ugly. You can have a good conversation by typing, but you still can't get the feeling of a good talk over dinner.