“Everybody,” he said, “I want you to see this.” He held up a silicon wafer about three inches in diameter and printed with microprocessors. “This is going to change the world. It’s going to revolutionize your home. In your own house,” he continued, clearly caught up in the moment, “you’ll all have computers. You will have access to all sorts of information. You won’t need money any more. Everything will happen electronically.”

