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In just two decades, personal computers (PCs) have become ubiquitous in the homes and offices of the industrialized world. Manufacturing, sales, management, medicine, etc.,—all depend on computers now to function efficiently. E-mail has become indispensable in our day-to-day communications with family members, friends, and colleagues. It is now hard to imagine life (in rich countries) without computers in one form or other. Despite the rise of a variety of new devices to deliver information services, such as the Internet-capable cell phone, there is no obvious substitute on the horizon for the key features of a PC: large display, input keyboard, and personal information processing and storage capability.
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Kuehr, R., Velasquez, G.T., Williams, E. (2003). Computers and the Environment—An Introduction to Understanding and Managing their Impacts. In: Kuehr, R., Williams, E. (eds) Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing their Impacts. Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0033-8_1
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