Discuss briefly in one paragraph new communications and computer technologies that were emerging in the 1980s and 90s. how were american life styles changing as a result?

Computer technologies such as the internet heralded a new era of communication by enabling instant messaging through web chatting and the email. People’s lifestyles changed as they became dependent on computers at home and the workplace. It also changed how people consumed information, purchased stuff and even how they consumed entertainment.

first industrial revolution - the first wave of the industrial revolution lasted from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. it industrialized the manufacture of textiles and began the move of production from homes to factories. steam power and the cotton gin played an important role in this period.