美国几十位权威科学家对下世纪初在信息和通讯方面的发展作了预测。在下世纪前十几年中,个人电脑将把电视、电话和交互视频功能融于一体。人们在家中即可选择自己喜爱的电影、电视节目。电视会议将在工业国家被广泛用于商业领域。80%的工业国家的通信系统将采用标准的数字通信,学校开始采用远程数字新手段。普通电脑可凭声音、 Dozens of leading American scientists predicted the development of information and communications in the early part of the next century. In the first decade or more of the next century, personal computers will combine television, phone and interactive video capabilities. People at home can choose their favorite movies, TV shows. Videoconferencing will be widely used in commercial areas in industrialized countries. In 80% of industrialized countries, communications systems will use standard digital communications and schools will begin to adopt new remote digital technologies. Ordinary computer sound,