Alan Kay on what platform could have set computing on a better trajectory than the 1980s micros did.
https://www.quora.com/In-the-early-days-of-personal-computing-what-one-platform-if-successfully-commercialized-could-have-set-computing-on-a-better-trajectory-than-the-1980s-micros-did-Details-in-comments/answer/Alan-Kay-11?ch=10&oid=1477743858328604&share=ae07a68f&srid=ofklT&target_type=answer
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