A bleak look at Australian IT from 1993 @256byteram

Uploaded October 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

This is a segment from the Information Technology Video Magazine, issue 9 from February 1993. It paints a bleak outlook for any serious IT business in Australia.

I wonder if we back then imagined most other industries would have gone the same way in twenty years time?

I have uploaded this for the interests of discussion. If this content is a direct infringement on anyone's copyright, please contact me and I will remove it. It was recorded from the original VHS tape.

Copyright (C) 1993 Information Technology Video Magazine. Produced by Every Picture Film & Television.

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