[Steely Tom]

Those who remember our emergence from the Carter malaise will remember the way the PC was the “big new thing” as the economy ramped up in late 1981 and into ‘82 and ‘83.

As we emerge from the Obama “great recession,” the “big new thing” will be robots. Everywhere. And more and more of them.

[PeterPrinciple]

Those who remember our emergence from the Carter malaise will remember the way the PC was the “big new thing”

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my memory was that it was INIITALLY used for creativity and efficiency. Then it became a tool for govt and regulations.