WE'VE COME A LONG WAY: 12 STATS ON THE NEW ECONOMY.

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WE'VE COME A LONG WAY: 12 STATS ON THE NEW ECONOMY 1970 1980 U.S. households with computers 0% [less than]1% Computer programmers, operators and scientists in the U.S. 284,271 1.1 mil U.S. manufacturers of computers and related devices 1,408 2,564 Market value of publicly traded U.S. computer and related devices companies $43 bil $47 bil Market value of publicly traded U.S. computer-services companies $166 bil $91 bil Sales of U.S. software companies $1 bil $4 bil Market value of publicly traded U.S. software companies $1 bil $6 bil U.S. households on the Internet 0% 0% Worldwide Internet hosts 13 213 Market value of publicly traded U.S. Internet equipment and services companies $0 $1 bil Worldwide e-commerce revenues $0 $0 Worldwide e-mail addresses 0 n/a 1990 1999 U.S. households with computers 22% 53% Computer programmers, operators and...