The subsequent connection of these computers via networks has evolved into a huge dynamic Internet frenzy. What the horseless carriage did in the 1920's, was displace the horses that had provided cash to ranchers. As the horses were displaced, the farmers planted grains in order to have something to sell to make mortgage payments. As the farmers overplanted the same crops, overproduction resulted in lower prices, and caused the soil erosion and the Dust Bowl in later Depression years. The displaced today are manufacturing workers.
Manufacturing is for the dregs of the world.
This was just as the ranchers had to give up on horses as a growth industry. The need in both instances was met elsewhere. Well, in case you haven't noticed, they are working in either service or information jobs - two trends that have been going for a long time. It's just as the ranch hands left for jobs on Ford's production lines, so it has been in dot coms. You can even draw the parallel between Ford and Chevy's battle for market share to the Netscape versus Microsoft battle of recent date.