Proposal for the development of a national communication service for on-line data processing
15 December 1965 [ Davies04.pdf ]
Prof. Chris Edmondson-Yurkanan (ref. [3], Pg. 65) writes
"Davies forecast today's killer app for his new communication service: The greatest traffic could only come if the public used this means for everyday purposes such as shopping... People sending inquiries and placing orders for goods of all kinds will make up a large section of the traffic... Business use of the telephone may be reduced by the growth of the kind of service we contemplate."
Some of the usage of the proposed 'Message Communication Network' as forecast by Davies (ref. [1] Para. 1, Pg. 9) are:
- Numerical computation at various levels of generality: try Google search with this keyword '2^1000'. Google built-in calculator can solve math problems involving basic arithmetic, more complicated math, units of measure and conversions, and physical constants. [ Google Built-in Calculator ]
- Editing and typesetting of text: Google Docs & Spreadsheets allows you to create, edit and publish documents and spreadsheets. [ Google Documents & Spreadsheet ]
- Design services and problem oriented languages
- Availability of goods for sale
- Ordering of goods
