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The article discusses the impact of the computer industry on the environment, examining how the industry is attempting to reduce its footprint on the planet. Landfills are being filled up with discarded computer equipment, the author states. Of the three areas within the computer industry that touch the environment, disposal, manufacturing, and operations, it is the operational sector that has made the most visible improvements, that article indicates. Other topics include the power consumption of computers, decreasing the use of toxic substances in computers, and the disposal of unwanted equipment.

This section focuses on several computer industry-related news briefs and issues that transpired in November 1977 and November 1993. In November 1977, communications between computers and terminal and computer have become possible and the open-loop and closed loop system control procedures are being studied. In November 1993, workstations with high bandwidth networks have redefined the distribution of processing resources in the computing community.

This article presents breakthroughs and milestones in computers back in February 1973. These developments include the National Science Foundation's formation of a Computer Impact on Society section to support research designed to help better understand the impact computers have on daily life. Furthermore, research indicates that the industry is leaning towards the development of more data communications. Additionally, two computers in the small-scale price/performance class have been introduced by Honeywell Inc., marking the second significant expansion of its Series 2000 computer line since it was announced early in 1972. Hitachi Ltd. has also completed and delivered two unusually large scale computer systems to Tokyo University.