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Computer Science: Reflections on the Field, Reflections from the Field
provided many of the necessary foundations of electronic books and has built prototypes of all the basic components. Electronic books have just entered the commercial marketplace and may become more commonplace once inexpensive and practical book-like reading devices become available.
An “early adopter,” Emily decides she wants something to read right away. She goes to VirtualEmporia’s e-books department, orders and downloads a book, and starts reading it within minutes.
Perhaps what is most remarkable about Emily’s shopping experience is that it’s so commonplace today (and electronic books may become commonplace just over the horizon), while just 10 years ago it seemed far-fetched—even as the computer science groundwork was being laid. What other stories, which may seem fantastic today even as computer science research is laying their foundations, will we come to label mundane 10 and 20 years from now?
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