Article View: comp.sys.hp.hardware
Article #296Re: An Interesting Question
From: Richard A. Schumacher
Date: Sat, 02 Apr 1994 03:03
Date: Sat, 02 Apr 1994 03:03
19 lines
1776 bytes
1776 bytes
In <CnG1C5.78n@pts.mot.com> heda_mo@pts.mot.com writes: >I have an interesting technical/scientific question. Please think carefully before answering it :: >Suppose we were living in 1970 again, with all technical knowledge that we have today. >What stages of progress would we / could we skip ?? >For example, perhaps, we wouldn't make pulse-system telephones. We would directly go to Tone phones, or Fiber Optics. Making a pulse system, and changing the whole thing to tone would be a costly thing. Excuse me? Pulse dialing has been in use since about 1910. >Basically, what mistakes did we do ?? >You may say, none of them were mistakes but a way to learn and correct ourselves. I agree. But if you could do it again, what wouldn't you repeat ?? Forgetting to teach people to put in <CR> after typing 80 columns.
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<schumach.765255815@convex.com>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!dearn!barilvm!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!convex!convex.com!schumachReferences:
<CnG1C5.78n@pts.mot.com>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: ffec8,5099cac744611b1c X-Google-Attributes: gidffec8,public X-Google-Thread: 10d752,5099cac744611b1c X-Google-Attributes: gid10d752,public X-Google-Thread: fac55,5099cac744611b1c X-Google-Attributes: gidfac55,public X-Google-Thread: 10f7bc,5099cac744611b1c X-Google-Attributes: gid10f7bc,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-04-01 19:03:35 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!dearn!barilvm!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!convex!convex.com!schumach From: schumach@convex.com (Richard A. Schumacher) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,ieee.general,misc.invest.technical Subject: Re: An Interesting Question Date: 2 Apr 94 03:03:35 GMT Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, TX USA Lines: 21 Message-ID: <schumach.765255815@convex.com> References: <CnG1C5.78n@pts.mot.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: starman.convex.com