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For a long time, the paperless office has been beckoning us with the prospect of an uncluttered workplace.
Against which is the sheer convenience of a sheet of paper!
The plaques appear to be an attempt to reconcile the two: a paper like web interface that is as cheap to produce.
Novel References
A background feature throughout the novel. First reference is in a scene with Dr Angela Wolling where a colleague leaves through a stack of them cluttering up her desk
Plus ca change...!
Status
Likely. However, I suspect there would be one or two per person: you can stack windows on a desktop, can't you?
Reality
Prototype 'flexible' screen technology has existed for some time. Current contender being Organic LEDs (OLED). A better match to what was depicted in th novel may be electronic ink, which has low power requirements, but which is also very slow to refresh.
References
- OLED's: The Future of Light? - Jeremy Faludi
- Electronic Ink - How Stuff Works
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