
Technology is so ubiquitous today that we barely give it a second thought. Everyone carries a supercomputer in their pocket or a bag that would baffle the classic sci-fi authors of yesteryear. And you no longer have to trudge to the video shop to rent the latest blockbuster movie – a world of entertainment is available to stream instantly at the tap of a button.
But did you know that much of what we now take for granted was birthed around 30 years ago – during a period of extraordinary growth, both in tech and the bottoms of our jeans?