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You should take a look at how personal computers were affecting the economy in the 1980s.

Maybe the wikipedia article on the Digital Revolution [0], starting on the section "1969–1989: Invention of the Internet, rise of home computers" [1], or the section "Rise in digital technology use of computers, 1980–2020" [2].

> In developed nations, computers achieved semi-ubiquity during the 1980s as they made their way into schools, homes, business, and industry.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Revolution

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Revolution#1969%E2%80%...

[2] Rise in digital technology use of computers, 1980–2020



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