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From novelty to necessity.(then & now)(Brief Article)

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| September 01, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

"Computers. Should you take one into your home?" It seems quaint now, but we asked the question in 1983. Was spending up to $3,000 for a home computer worth it? Or would it end up in the attic, next to the Crock-Pot and CB radio?

For answers, we had surveyed a group of our computer-using readers. They said that they spent an average of about 15 hours a week on the computer. Learning to ...

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