With a click of a mouse 4,500 miles away, your gran couldn't buy anything in Manchester
With the click of a mouse or a striking of a key, a computer engineer in Austin, Texas set off an extraordinary chain of events which reverberated around the world. It seems incredible that one small action, emanating from a previously little known firm based in the Texan capital, could have prevented a gran from Gorton from buying an ice cream or a cold drink to contend with the hottest day of the year.


