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Inverted computer culture: A thought experiment

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Imagine a world where computers are inherently old. Whatever you do with them is automatically seen as practice of an ancient and unchanging tradition. Even though new discoveries do happen, they cannot dispel the aura of oldness.

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Society, Policy & CultureHistory & Retro Computing2023

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