We won't trust these new systems, so we will always expect them to fail. I have no doubt that successive generations growing up with this mode of living won't trouble themselves with such worries. For our children and their children, the computer-coddled life will feel right and natural. You and I will be the old codgers, regaling the youth of the time long ago when we had to push a button to make a cup of coffee. Interval Re- search was founded by Paul Allen , one of Bill Gates's original partners at Microsoft .
Interval investigates human and machine interface issues.
You'll find a lot of jargon on their Website . Vinton Cerf, co-inventor of the Internet protocols and founding president of the Internet Society , predicts that one day soon every home appliance will have an Internet IP address. Bell Atlantic expects to wire 15,000 homes this year, offering IBM's Home Director system to control entertainment centers and other devices.