Since the first computer was made in the late fifties, the technology has developed extremely. Computers that took the place of a living room then are now being made in credit card formats. More and more areas are being taken over by the computer.
             As computers are capable of handling large amounts of data in a very short time, they are well suited for word-processing. I guess that it won¡¯t be long till magnetic tapes and diskettes replace all the paper-archives. A diskette can contain much more data than a written page, and it takes fewer places it is possible to get the Norwegian telephone book on just one diskette.
             In near future, a new area will be taken over by computers, namely maps.
             Different routes are stored on one single compact disk. Imagine, simply insert the CD into the CD-driver in your car, and tell the computer where to go. The rest will be done automatically. This will be a safer, faster, and more comfortable way to travel.
             Another new area, called "virtual reality" is currently being tested. This is a way to simulate reality on a monitor. In order to feel this so-called reality you have to wear special electronic glasses and an electronic suit. Fastened to the suit are sensors, which send information to the main computer. This computer works with the data and displays them on the electronic spectacles. This is a technique which use three-dimensional views, therefore the scenery seems incredibly realistic. If you want to be a boxer, simply change the scenery on the main computer, and you are in the ring.
             Today, many kids have got video games. You could say these games are the present¡¯s answer to ludo and monopoly. In a way, it is a great advantage that the kids are being presented to computers at an early age, because they will definitely have to use them later, when they start to work. In the future there will be few occupations that won¡¯t use computers, one way or another. But the video games ...