Comparisons　were　drawn　between　the　development　of　television　in　the　20th　century　and　the　diffusion　of　printing　in　the　15th　and　16th　centuries.　Yet　much　had　happened　between.　As　was　discussed　before,　it　was　not　until　the　19th　century　that　the　newspaper　became　the　dominant　preelectronic　mediam,　following　in　the　wake　of　the　pamphlet　and　the　book　and　in　the　company　of　the　periodical.　It　was　during　the　same　time　that　the　communications　revolution　speeded　up,　beginning　with　transport,　the　railway,　and　leading　on　through　the　telegraph,　the　telephone,　radio,　and　motion　pictures　into　the　20th　-　century　world　of　the　motor　car　and　the　air　plane.　Not　everyone　sees　that　processin　perspective.　It　is　important　to　do　so.

It　is　generally　recognized,　however,　that　the　introduction　of　the　computer　in　the　early　20th　century,(66)by　the　invention　of　the　integrated　circuit　daring　the　1960s,　radically　changed　the　process,　although　its　impact　on　the　media　was　not　immediately(67).　As　time　went　by,　computers　became　smaller　and　more　powerful,　and　they　became　"personal"　too,　as　well　as(68),　with　display　becoming　sharper　and　storage(69)increasing.　They　were　thought　of,　like　people,(70)generations,　with　the　distance　between　generations　much(71).

It　was　within　the　computer　age　that　the　term　"information　society"　began　to　be　widely　used　to　describe　the(72)within　which　we　now　live.　The　communications　revolution　has(73)both　work　and　leisure　and　how　we　think　and　feel　both　about　place　and　time,　but　there　have　been(74)view　about　its　economic,　political,　social　and　cultural　implications.　"Benefits"　have　been　weighed(75)"harmful"　outcomes.　And　generalizations　have　proved　difficult.