I am glad you wrote this article, because it brings out some ideas I have been thinking about lately. First off, I am an architect that works in front of two 19" displays all day long. I find these displays to be constantly constraining.
I would be willing to pay nearly any sum to find a display large enough to work on an architectural plan at full 1:1 scale. My typical drawing sheet is 30"x42" Also, this display would have the same resolution as paper and would allow the ability to input data via a stylus or other pen based input device. This screen could be on the desk surface or become the desk itself. Think that is crazy? Check out the possiblilities of "epaper" to see the future of displays.
You article is pertinent if our approach to computers and our interaction with them do not change. In my opinion, our current interaction / input with computers are terrible and have tremendous room to improve. Thanks.
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