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The september 1977 issue of scientific american made some astounding predictions about the next 35 years of microcomputer advancement, and they all came true. In august 1977, a problem appeared in martin gardners mathematical games column in. The american antiquarian society historical periodicals collection provides digital access to american periodicals published between 1684 and 1912. Scientific americans online archive research information. Digital issueread online or download a pdf of this issue.
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