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Computer Mom

NPR
Published July 20, 2000 at 11:00 PM CDT

Commentator Douglas Rushkoff is extremely computer savvy. But in trying to help his mother buy a computer, he realized the computer has a long way to go before it becomes a reliable household appliance.

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