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metropolis feature
november 1998


the state of the office, 1998


detail of esther dyson's office
 "I would like it to be tidier, and I'm not proud of it," she says of an office whose most technological elements are a few CDs scattered on the floor and a standard telephone. "
detail of esther dyson's office
 Dyson doesn't have a computer or even a phone at home, two blocks from her office, but when she's working (read: traveling) she conducts almost all her business by e-mail. "It's seamless," she says. "I even get interoffice e-mail, like 'Whoever left the soup in the fridge... ' I like it.
detail of esther dyson's office
 "What I'm mostly trying to do when I'm in here is get rid of all the paper. I'm happier when I'm on the road and it's all on my computer."
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