Rich and technologically adept getting access

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“Subscribers paid an hourly rate of 15$ during the day and 2.75$ at night for access to international news, stock market data, real estate listings, and restaurant reviews.” (Driscoll, 2022, p. 1)

This shows an example of the rich and technologically adept getting access to newer technologies first.

This technology of dial up modems was something that was limited to mostly people with a large knowledge of computing, but the price was very high. 15$ an hour in 1979 equates to around 70$ in todays currency, which is out of the question for most normal individuals.

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