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The question What sort of adults will the children of the digital era become? (http://www.abc.net.au/tv/differenceofopinion/episodes/episode_11.htm) This got me thinking about similar questions asked of previous generations. The pre-home computer generation have a lot of trouble using computers. As computers came down in price, they became ubiquitous at home and work. The generation that grew up with the PC, knows how to use it for word, excel and email. The latest generation grew up with texting, instant messaging (or instant communicating by text and pictures, music). I think the main difference is their expectation of what can done using computers and the internet (and their ability to do it).