INNOVATIONS IN TODAY’S OFFICE COMPUTERS (13 YEARS LATER)

It is really delightful to come across something like the flyer below. It is a reprint of an article I wrote for the Dallas Medical Journal back in 1995. I was running my business selling medical solutions and saw that the whole industry was just getting started and that the impact of new technology would be profound. Ha! How little did I know… :)

Some highlights…. Come on – laugh with me! Remember it was written in 1995!

“…On year ago, disk storage of 1000 megabytes, or 1gig. Capacity cost around $1000. Today you can find the same capacity drives for $450”

“[on clinical notes] …a screen in every exam room… allows him[or her] to enter data as he [she] examines patients.”

“The physician also can dial CompuServe or the Internet and send professional messages to colleagues across the country or across the world.”

“When he leaves home, he may consult an alpha-numeric pager that is programmed to receive the latest stock market information…is [also] used by the office staff to send messages to the physician. In an emergency, via a cellular phone, the doctor can review a case with a colleague and have all his patient information available on a laptop computer.”

This had to bring a smile to your lips… oh to be so right and WRONG! In any case, I am sure you just picked up your latest iPhone, looked at it – and laughed!

Me too!