ABSTRACT
We live in an age where the computer is an integral part of our daily lives, and has been for a good many years. We talk of ‘the computer’ often in terms of endearment, often in terms of derision, but whatever we do, say or think, there can be no escape from the extent to which every aspect of our very existence is now subject to the all embracing warm glow of the computer microchip. The invasion of the office began decades ago, followed latterly by the take over of home life by the PC and the Internet. As the older generation still struggle to set the video recorder in an attempt not to miss a favourite programme, grandchildren send each other pictures by phone, surf cyperspace for exam revision hints and download tomorrow’s newest smash hits yesterday.
