The earliest visionary is generally considered to be Vannevar Bush in 1945 "Atlantic Monthly" - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memex That was based on microfilm. 60 years ago!
Andrew Buxton
IDS, Brighton, UK
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The paperless office was prophesised as imminent in 1976.
Douglas
Douglas Brown
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Dear Chloe et al,
The paperless society bit is even older! I seem to remember it was as
far back as the 1980s... even before that, perhaps?!!!
All the best!
Gwyneth
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