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by kurehajime 2307 days ago
Ad blockers were born earlier than the Internet and personal computers.

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A Personal Computer for Children of All Ages

Alan C. Kay

Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, 1972

https://www.mprove.de/visionreality/media/kay72.html

>A combination of this "carry anywhere" device and a global information utility such as the ARPA network or two-way cable TV, will bring the libraries and schools (not to mention stores and billboards) or the world to the home. One can imagine one of the first programs an owner will write is a filter to eliminate advertising!