Fevereiro 2014 vol. 1 num. 1 - 8th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies

Full Article - Open Access.

Idioma principal

Vapourware and the agency of ideas

ATKINSON, Paul ;

Full Article:

‘Vapourware’—computer hardware which is promoted as forthcoming but which is never manufactured—has received little attention in Design History, although it is important. Vapourware often has a direct influence on the future development of computing technology—causing competitors to reconsider, alter or even stop their planned activities. This paper shows that often, product concepts themselves influence market expectations or desires for future technological developments. Proof, in fact, of the agency of ideas.

Full Article:

Download (PDF)

Palavras-chave: Vapourware, Computer history, Product Design, Product concepts,

Palavras-chave:

DOI: 10.5151/design-icdhs-112

Referências bibliográficas
  • [1] Atkinson, P. 2008. A Bitter Pill to Swallow: The Rise and Fall of the Tablet Computer, Design Issues, 24 (4): 3-25.
  • [2] Hiltzik, M. 2000. Dealers of Lightning, London: Orion Business.
  • [3] Kaplan, J. 1994. Start Up: A Silicon Valley Adventure, London: Little, Brown and Co.
  • [4] Bijker, W.E, Hughes, T.P., And Pinch, T.J (eds.) 1987. The Social Construction of Technological Systems, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press
  • [5] Purbrick, L. 1993. The Dream Machine: Charles Babbage and His Imaginary Computers, Journal of Design History, 6 (1): 9-23.
  • [6] Swade, D. 2004. The Shocking Truth About Babbage and his Calculating Engines, Resurrection, The Bulletin of the Computer Conservation Society, 32.
Como citar:

ATKINSON, Paul; "Vapourware and the agency of ideas", p. 507-510 . In: Farias, Priscila Lena; Calvera, Anna; Braga, Marcos da Costa & Schincariol, Zuleica (Eds.). Design frontiers: territories, concepts, technologies [=ICDHS 2012 - 8th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies]. São Paulo: Blucher, 2012. São Paulo: Blucher, 2014.
ISSN 2318-6968, ISBN: 978-85-212-0692-7
DOI 10.5151/design-icdhs-112

últimos 30 dias | último ano | desde a publicação


downloads


visualizações


indexações