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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Part of the media's interest stems from the company the technology has been keeping. Nolan Bushnell, who founded Atari in the mid-'70s, eagerly foresees games in which people would not just play but actually be Ms. Pac-Man. One of the most enthusiastic proponents is Timothy Leary, the former Harvard researcher who popularized LSD in the '60s and now has visions of a whole new generation "tripping" electronically. "Everyone will be equal in cyberspace," says Leary. "Inequalities of class and race will be eliminated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: (Mis)Adventures In Cyberspace | 9/3/1990 | See Source »

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