When Personal Computers Were New, People Spent Considerable Time and Energy

question 101

Essay

When personal computers were new, people spent considerable time and energy learning about and investigating choices and options. Now, many consumers replace old computers with little research or investigation. In terms of types of products (specialty, shopping, convenience, and unsought goods), how have personal computers changed?

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Definitions:

Factory Demand

The need or desire for manufactured goods, influencing production levels in factories.

Slave Trading

The act of buying and selling human beings for the purpose of forced and unpaid labor, a practice notably prevalent in the transatlantic slave trade until the 19th century.

Upper South

A term referring to the northern part of the Southern United States, characterized by a mix of agriculture and industrialization, especially prior to and during the Civil War.

Industrial Development

The process of industrialization whereby an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural to one based on the manufacturing of goods. Individual manual labor is often replaced by mechanized mass production.