1982 prediction...

This was a prediction made in 1982.  

"Someday in the comfort of your home, you'll be able to shop and bank electronically, read instantly updated newswires, analyze the performance of a stock that interests you, send electronic mail across the country, then play bridge with three strangers in LA, Chicago and Dallas"

How right they were, but for one little thing, it is not just in the USA as suggested here, but worldwide