“一九八二年,电脑象一股小小的清泉,带着短促和清脆的嘟嘟声流入美国的办公室、学校和家庭。未来主义者所预言的信息革命时代,终于到来了。” 这是今年一月三日美国《时代》周刊上一篇专题报道的开场白。这家周刊每年都要在风云变幻的国际事件中选择一个重要人物作为第一期的封面,并冠以“年度人物”之称。而今年这位“人物”却是“小型电脑”(小型电子计算机)。 “In 1982 computers were like a small spring flowing into the offices, schools and homes of the United States with a short and crisp beep, and the era of information revolution foretold by the futurists finally came.” Is the opening remarks made on a special article in the U.S. “Time” magazine on January 3 this year. Every year, the magazine selects an important person in the ever-changing international events as the cover of the first issue and names it as “Person of the Year.” This year, however, the “character” is a “small computer” (a small computer).