It's been a long time since I created a new thread with a topic that hasn't been covered 100 times before. So, I thought I'd ask about something that I've thought about on and off over the last few years. While I'm not exactly sure how to word it properly, or even the exact question to ask, here it is...
Given that the Internet is now such a common tool that's available in so many homes, much of the tasks Ziggy took on (researching data through national archives) could be accomplished by anyone surfing the Web. Since the series was always a few years ahead of "our" present, perhaps this accessibility to information was predicted by Don Bellisario by the time 1995 would roll around.
Obviously, there is no computer that can connect brainwaves across time or help accelerate particles for a time machine. However, it seems a lot more realistic to be able to create a computer with a one million gigabyte capacity. Realistically speaking, do you think Ziggy is as advanced anymore as we all thought she was during the show's original run? And if not, do you think we're close?
Given that the Internet is now such a common tool that's available in so many homes, much of the tasks Ziggy took on (researching data through national archives) could be accomplished by anyone surfing the Web. Since the series was always a few years ahead of "our" present, perhaps this accessibility to information was predicted by Don Bellisario by the time 1995 would roll around.
Obviously, there is no computer that can connect brainwaves across time or help accelerate particles for a time machine. However, it seems a lot more realistic to be able to create a computer with a one million gigabyte capacity. Realistically speaking, do you think Ziggy is as advanced anymore as we all thought she was during the show's original run? And if not, do you think we're close?
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