The general line of the posts is right in that the revolution is not in peoples' faces. The big thing the behind-the-scenes movement has produced is the credit card industry. Yes, Diner's Club started out before computers were commonplace, but the massive infiltration into the common person's life of widely available credit was driven by the advances in computer technology, both software and hardware. (For example, prior to modems being cheaply integrated into the card swiper, the retailer actually had to call into the clearance company and speak to a person in order to approve the sale, thus making the whole transaction a lot more expesive to transact, especially for the credit card companies.) And the easy credit has certainly driven the consumer culture, which definitely changed day to day lives.
My Dad did/does work for Bell Labs. I grew up using SysV, so, I got used to the SysV versions of the standard commands. I feel more comfortable with "ps -ef" than "ps -aux".
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The general line of the posts is right in that the revolution is not in peoples' faces. The big thing the behind-the-scenes movement has produced is the credit card industry. Yes, Diner's Club started out before computers were commonplace, but the massive infiltration into the common person's life of widely available credit was driven by the advances in computer technology, both software and hardware. (For example, prior to modems being cheaply integrated into the card swiper, the retailer actually had to call into the clearance company and speak to a person in order to approve the sale, thus making the whole transaction a lot more expesive to transact, especially for the credit card companies.) And the easy credit has certainly driven the consumer culture, which definitely changed day to day lives.
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