ANYBODY HOME?

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6 total messages Started by Susan Scruton Tue, 18 Aug 1992 22:06

Author: Susan Scruton
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 22:06

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I just noticed, while browsing the conference directory, that there's a
social development conference.  I work as a researcher at the Canadian
Council on Social Development, so I thought I'd take a peek.
I'm a wee bit disappointed that the conference is empty...
Is there anybody else here, or am I talking to myself?
Hello?  Hello?  Hmmm.

Re: ANYBODY HOME?

Author: Robert Komives
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 04:11

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Nope.

I wish there were.

Re: ANYBODY HOME?

Author: Bryan S. Leudy
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 16:56

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In article <Aug20.041159.18473@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> komives@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Robert Komives) writes:
>Nope.
>
>I wish there were.

Me too.  I was in Peace Corps and now I'm working on a CS degree.
Maybe by the time I'm done there will be a few more articles here.
--
Bryan.Luedy@um.cc.umich.edu
--

Re: ANYBODY HOME?

Author: Robert Komives
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 19:25

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In article <Bpf-Z+-@engin.umich.edu> quay@engin.umich.edu (Bryan S. Leudy) writes:
>In article <Aug20.041159.18473@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> komives@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Robert Komives) writes:
>>Nope.
>>
>>I wish there were.
>
>Me too.  I was in Peace Corps and now I'm working on a CS degree.
>Maybe by the time I'm done there will be a few more articles here.
>--
>Bryan.Luedy@um.cc.umich.edu
>--

Well, I was Peace Corps a few years ago, Guatemala 67-69. I am a computer
user but not an expert.

Let me pose a hypothesis, that just came to me two minutes ago. The portable
personal computer will be the most important computer export from the first
to third world. Why, not becauase they are portable but because they do not
need a reliable plug-in electrical supply. This makes the deomocratization of
computer capabilities much more feasible.

Re: ANYBODY HOME?

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Author: Tina Klein
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 19:37

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I thought that this newsgroup would keep me current on social
development issues associated with the computerization of
our society.

With the widespread use of on-line information,
what will we see?

As a technical communicator, I like to monitor changes in my 
audience, especially as computers gain recognition as "Tools"
for society in general and not just for computer specialists ...
-- 
Tina Klein, Technical Writer           CAnet: tina@csi.on.ca
CSI, 600 Terry Fox Drive - Suite 200   Phone: (613) 592-5780
Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2L 4B6        Fax:   (613) 592-0584

Re: ANYBODY HOME?

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Author: Paul Henman
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 00:47

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In <Aug20.192541.55546@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> komives@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Robert Komives) writes:

>Let me pose a hypothesis, that just came to me two minutes ago. The portable
>personal computer will be the most important computer export from the first
>to third world. Why, not becauase they are portable but because they do not
>need a reliable plug-in electrical supply. This makes the deomocratization of
>computer capabilities much more feasible.

Right.  Let's all fight for portable computers in the home of every third
world family.  Stuff clean water, health, eduacation, peace and justice.

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