數(shù)據(jù)存儲(chǔ)技術(shù)的發(fā)展趨勢(shì)更是令人瞠目。八十年代初期,一個(gè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)單位的計(jì)算機(jī)存儲(chǔ)能力,即 1MB,或者說 1 百萬字節(jié),售價(jià)是 100 美元,而現(xiàn)在卻只要 10 美分,兩年內(nèi)還將降到 2 美分。
These gains are driven by continuous advances in how we pack information into smaller andsmaller spaces.
這種結(jié)果是在技術(shù)不斷進(jìn)步的推動(dòng)下產(chǎn)生的,我們可以把信息存儲(chǔ)到越來越小的空間。
If the US Library of Congress could shrink its collections of 17 million books by the same factorwe just discussed, it could replace 800 kilometers of shelf space with less than 40 meters ofspace.
如果把這種技術(shù)用到美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)圖書館的 1700 百萬冊(cè)存書上,其書架長(zhǎng)度將由 800 公里變成不到 40 米。
These advances are going to continue and accelerate the rate microprocessors, storage,communications, memory, and all the other engines that are propelling this industry or continueto lead to the products of the faster, smaller, and less expensive, just as they have for 30years.
這種進(jìn)步將繼續(xù)下去,并且會(huì)加速微處理器、存儲(chǔ)設(shè)備、通信、內(nèi)存以及所有其它正在推動(dòng)信息產(chǎn)業(yè)前進(jìn)的“發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)”式的產(chǎn)品的發(fā)展,或者會(huì)繼續(xù)創(chuàng)造出更快、更小、更便宜的產(chǎn)品。過去 30 年的情況就是如此。
But as we stand here today, the opening of CeBIT, we are on the threshold of a very importantchange and the evolution of this industry.
然而當(dāng)我們今天站在這里,出席 CeBIT 的開幕式的時(shí)候,我們面對(duì)的是一場(chǎng)業(yè)界非常重要的變化和革命。
In many ways, this industry, a very emitory industry, is about to play out in its most importantdimension. That is because the technology has become so powerful and so pervasive that itsfuture impact on people and governments and all institutions will dwarf what has happenedtoday.
在很多方面,信息產(chǎn)業(yè)將成為最重要的產(chǎn)業(yè)。這是因?yàn)樾畔⒓夹g(shù)已經(jīng)變得如此強(qiáng)大、如此普遍,以致于未來它對(duì)人們、政府和各個(gè)機(jī)構(gòu)的影響將使目前發(fā)生的事相形見絀。