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The big mistake that futurists and computer geeks make is projecting the experience of using PCs at work into our homes. Such a projection doesn't hold, writes Leif Osvold in Oslo.
A printed encyclopedia has unparalleled qualities because it is always at hand, quick, flexible and efficient. The computer is hopelessly old-fashioned in this context, writes Leif Osvold.
In the last three months, those who follow closely have been able to observe that internet usage in Norway has declined.
The predictions that the internet will become as commonly used as other media have lost their credibility. The internet will never become "mature," will never "take off" and will never become a mass medium, writes Leif Osvold.
In recent weeks, the article "The Internet is a flop!" from Dagens Næringsliv in 1996 has been spreading like wildfire on the internet. Here is the story behind it.
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