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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
I wonder what Douglas Adams would think of today's technology if he were still alive. One of the things that was fun about the book was the nostalgia reading about old technology when it was written. Do you think that someone younger reading this book would find it funny? Does he stand the test of time with this series? I find this an interesting question because I read the book in the time period when it was first published, and I don't know that I would like it if I were to read it now in today's modern era at the same age I was back then.
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I think he would love it. He was one of the very early people to use Apple computers, and you may have noted his reference to them.
I think his wit would come through despite the older technology in use. For instance, the comments about the horse and what it thinks are lovely.