An analysis estimating the total computing power of the world in 1970 and calculating its equivalent cost today based on DigitalOcean CPU rental prices. It uses data from a scientific paper and extrapolates trends to arrive at the conclusion that the computing power of 1970 would cost approximately £13/month to rent today.
An edited and extended version of an article first published in Computing, 11 May 2000, detailing the history and impact of the Palo Alto Research Center (Parc) and its inventions that shaped personal computing.
