On the Frontiers of Technology

Oct. 21, 1984: Superior Court Judge Lester E. Olson is the first to streamline his courtroom with computer technology! “Olson, who spent $10,000 [$20,382.85 USD 2009] on his computers with no thought of reimbursement, realizes that computerizing every courtroom will take years but believes that it will happen in his lifetime,” Times reporter Myrna Oliver says.