Electric circuits put our central nervous system outside us, int… — “Social Impact of the Computer,” 1978, pages 9b and 10 of typescript of a speech he delivered at the World Convention on Payment Systems and Electronic Funds Transfer, MonteCarlo, Monaco, 20-23 March, 1979.

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Electric circuits put our central nervous system outside us, into a new information
environment, and this environmental ground in turn alters all the pre-existing technologies The ground in any structure tends to be the hidden and changeable feature. In electric environments, it is the foundations that are always in a state of flux!

“Social Impact of the Computer,” 1978, pages 9b and 10 of typescript of a speech he delivered at the World Convention on Payment Systems and Electronic Funds Transfer, MonteCarlo, Monaco, 20-23 March, 1979.

Quote #1291

Year: 1978

Chapter: Computer