Some
present trends will dictate the future, but surprises always spring up.
After all, our world of today has been shaped in many
ways by trends that began long ago. For instance, when this magazine started in
1958 computers were around, though primitive and rare compared with today’s
slick and ubiquitous technology. Nonetheless, it was readily apparent back then
that computers would play a much bigger role in the business world and society
of the future. Same with jet airplanes, television and so many other budding
technologies of the time - heck, cell phones are the manifestation of Dick
Tracy’s then futuristic two-way wrist radio that captivated comic strip fans of
the 1950s.