Abstract
Computerization has been hailed on the one hand as a liberating force for mankind, to, on the other, a destroyer of the human role in many manufacturing and commercial activities. There is little doubt that the possible impacts of future trends in the computer industry upon commercial and industrial activity will be the subject of continuing debate in the next 25 years. However, many commentators have expressed the view that the ‘rate’ of change could well be unacceptable and create disturbing imbalances in an already disturbingly imbalanced society. This paper examines the impact of the rapidly changing computer technology upon the computer manufacturing industry itself. These changes are of immense importance since they will affect both the distribution of technology as well as economic power. The author, in a detailed and persuasive analysis, plots the trends of ‘future shock’. These trends have impacts not only for the computer industry but for the activities of large scale manufacturing and commercial enterprises throughout the world.
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