Internet Predicted in 1981

Philip K. Dick wrote The Book of Predictions in 1981

In 1981, computers ran on DOS or other primitive operating systems, games like Pacman and Space Invaders were available, email required a mainframe and TCP/IP had not yet been invented.

Most of Dick’s predictions were entirely fanciful and did not come to fruition, but this one has more than a grain of truth in it.

1995. Computer use by ordinary citizens will transform the public from passive viewers of TV into mentally alert, highly trained, information-processing experts.