Had cause to re-read this 1994 article this morning after a discussion here <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1186066" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1186066</a> - it's an interesting perspective that goes a little beyond the fanboyism often found in discussions on this topic.
I think there was an article those lines in The New Republic probably at least five years before--about 1989 I much shortened my commute and no longer had time to fill by reading magazines. The search at www.tnr.com turns up nothing, though.