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So this was about personal computing ? not computing per se ? I'd assume that by 87, the idea of digital computers benefits would be a non-question.

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It wasn't, generally, a question. People kept buying computers, on faith.

It's just that in 1987. the computers were generally and for the most part, irrelevant to productivity, just like steam and electricity were a promising gimmick for a long time before.. they weren't.

Looking backwards, it is easy to miss this.

at the level of personal employee maybe, even though 87 had lotus 123 version 2. I was barely born but I'd think people would be able to think faster through electronic spreadsheet.

I was too specific, it was more about computing generally as opposed to "personal computing".

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