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Gird for complexity

Jay Cross

In the twenty years 2000-2020, I suspect the nature of work to flip from routine tasks and following instructions to improv and going where the instructions have not been written. The clockwork jobs have been outsourced to low cost providers. Robots do the simple jobs. Routine work is disappearing.

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30 years of personal computing

Clive on Learning

This forms the basis of DOS for the IBM PC. 1981: First IBM PC hits the shelves, with 16K memory and mono display. IBM announces the PC AT with 286 processor and 20MB hard drive. Amstrad launches the 1512 at low £399 price tag. IBM launches PS/2 range, with 16 colours. 1992: IBM reports $4.87

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