The World Before Computers
The World Before Computers
By Elton Camp
Those younger than thirty have no memory of the day
When paper, envelope & stamp a message did convey
When computers mainly in science fiction did reside
With only a few found in top universities worldwide
A reference to electronic mail is all that it then took
To generate many questions along with a blank look
People old enough to remember will know what I mean
Computers and e-mail suddenly burst onto the scene
So now, whether it is thought to be for good or for ill
Competence in computers has become an expected skill
It’d be with the deepest shame anyone would confess
“Well, actually I don’t even have an e-mail address.”
Computer use has come to traverse the entire age span
From a little kid to Uncle Charles and even old Gran
If there is anyone around who is still trying to hold out
Wise up or you will be left in the dust without any doubt
Copyright © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2011
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