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Vast majority of the electronic industry were not computer production, so you're off by a magnitude for sure.
by varjag 7y ago
Vast majority of the electronic industry were not computer production, so you're off by a magnitude for sure.
- buzzkillington 7y agoComputer hardware included everything from magnetic platters for hard drives to crt displays to the silicon wafers.
- varjag 7y agoIt also included steel, copper and plastics, so by this logic we can throw in everyone involved into production of those. Getting really solid numbers then, like 50% working population! Bulk of the electronics products were things like radios, TVs and rotary telephones.