Internet Archive Data 1997

Futurist Topics - Technology

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For historical interest - a snapshot of life then....

	36% of all US homes have PCs and 30% of all those PCs are on the net.
	One New York survey found 17% of men claimed to be on-line for more than 40 hours per week.
	58% had reduced TV watching.
	Internet addiction is becoming a recognised problem.
	Cable modems now capable of 30 megabits per second - 1,000 times faster than ordinary modems.
	2.9 million have bought services or goods on the net.
	1 million will make internet voice calls in 1997.

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