The SciencesThe Future of ComputingM.I.T.'s Laboratory for Computer Science is developing a new infrastructure for information technologies--the Oxygen system--that promises to realize a vision long held by the lab's director: helping people do more by doing lessBy Michael L. Dertouzos on August 1, 1999AdvertisementABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)MICHAEL L. DERTOUZOS is director of the M.I.T. Laboratory for Computer Science, a position he has held for the past 25 years.Recent Articles by Michael L. DertouzosThe Future of Computing (circa 1999)Communications, Computers and NetworksToward a New Industrial America