I think his definition of recent is inclusive of 2001. He seems to be referring to the time period before powerful commodity computer systems were easily availa

I think his definition of recent is inclusive of 2001. He seems to be referring to the time period before powerful commodity computer systems were easily available and deeply integrated into every aspect of life, probably like '85 on back. For some edgy cases this could protrude into the mid-90s, but I don't see it going any later.