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CS234 <cs234@lhmerino.dont-email.me> wrote:
> This thread is intended for the students of CS-234: Technologies for democratic society
> 
> How does Usenet fit into the vision presented by Licklider and Taylor in
> "The Computer as a Communication Device"?
> 
> Reflect on:
> - Which aspects of their vision are realized through Usenet?
> - What aspects have evolved differently from what they imagined?
> 
> Feel free to respond to comments made by your classmates as well.
UseNet fits into the vision inside "The Computer as a comunication device", because even at the time,
 The authors envision "on-line interactive communities" of geographically separated members
connected by common interests rather than location.
 This is very similar to how Usenet newsgroups function, and the book already anticipated what
will become the blogs in the future.

LickLider and Taylor envisaged the potential for users to share programs, data, and ideas across a network.
 This is just like how Usenet allows users to share information through newsgroups
The authors also describe a "network of networks" that interconnects various computer systems, which is what >
 well even before the concept of blockchains.