The personal computer provides tremendous intellectual power at affordable prices. The average home today can have the computer power available only to the largest companies just a few years ago.
Family members have access to vast amounts of information which needs to be managed over time.
Information which in the past was either forgotten, filed away on paper or kept in many different places where it was difficult to locate. A personal knowledge base can be used as a central storage facility for this information or as an index to the location of written records. This will reduce the time required to locate information when needed.