Foreword

The explosion of networked information systems and microcircuits since the 1970s has made surprisingly modest changes in everyday life. After 45 years, a 1957 Chevrolet still looks modern in a way that a 1912 Model T Ford did not look in 1957. The Boeing 747, introduced in 1969, is still the mainstay of intercontinental air transport. The cubicle of the Dilbert strip has replaced the bullpen of desks in The Apartment. Electronic commerce has extended, but not drastically altered, catalogue shopping and telephonic reservations. Amazon.com's promotions use arguments little changed since Montgomery Ward, Sears, and others developed direct mail in the 1890s. The latest laptop computers and even personal digital assistants (PDAs) use a keyboard ...

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