Rheingold, Howard - Tools for Thought
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27m
The revolution in personal computer use has yet to occur, according to Howard Rheingold, author of Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology and former editor of Whole Earth Review. Rheingold says that in the next ten years personal computers will be sufficiently powerful to realize the dreams of many innovators who write about "fantasy amplifiers," "expert systems" and computerized villages.
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