The computer hardware in his basement, from where he kept an unbossy watch over the whole project, often not bothering to pick up his monthly salary, was ten years old, and the software 20.
It is mind-blowing to realize that if you'd stood here for the last couple of generations, you'd be watching the sunset over dusty fields of cotton or alfalfa or pistachio trees.
Well, I need to do more research before I can say for sure, but from talking to the people, it's clear that over the past 30 years most people have been watching more television and reading fewer books.