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Originally Posted by Sparrow
How about the miniaturization of computers?
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Nope, Isaac Asimov covered that one in his
Foundation series. Because of limited resources, the Foundationers were eventually able to shrink their computers down to the size of handheld devices, the size of a paperback book, I believe.
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Originally Posted by Sparrow
Also don't think many writers predicted that half the population of the 21st century would be using their telephones to *type* messages to each other
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I think you're right there... I doubt too many SF writers have imagined that people would use cellphones for text messages, watching TV, playing games, downloading porn, or listening to music!