{"id":2658,"date":"2024-04-12T20:55:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T20:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=2658"},"modified":"2024-04-12T20:55:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T20:55:56","slug":"this-is-what-computer-addicts-looked-like-back-in-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=2658","title":{"rendered":"This is What Computer Addicts Looked Like Back in 1983"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-176379\">\n<p>\t<!-- .post-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content description cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/12124821\/computer-addicts-1983-bbc.jpg\" alt=\"Computer Addicts 1983 BBC\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\/><br \/>Yes, computer addicts existed back in 1983 and they don\u2019t look much different than those glued to their smartphones now, besides the latter being far more portable. Chris Carter, an operations manager in the computer department of a borough council office, spent far more time on computers than his wife would have liked.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-176379\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"1983: Meet the COMPUTER ADDICTS | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jbu0kmCeLSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"1983: Meet the COMPUTER ADDICTS | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jbu0kmCeLSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>When Chris isn\u2019t on his Commodore machine at the office, he can be found at a pub on a workday lunchtime enjoying an arcade game called Mr. Do! After getting off work, he puts up a few more hours on his computer at home. 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