> the assertion that "almost everything on computers is perceptually slower than it was in 1983" is patently false
Excessively dismissive. It's not so patently false when you recall that applications on personal computers were designed to do much less in 1983 than they are now.
The model gestured at in the assertion is (arguably) one in which perceptual speed is a function of an application's (1) proximity to the outer bounds of a machine's capabilities, and (2) the efficiency of its implementation.
Excessively dismissive. It's not so patently false when you recall that applications on personal computers were designed to do much less in 1983 than they are now.
The model gestured at in the assertion is (arguably) one in which perceptual speed is a function of an application's (1) proximity to the outer bounds of a machine's capabilities, and (2) the efficiency of its implementation.
This is elucidating, and a useful contribution.