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Subject: Re: CS-234 Discussion
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:27:42 -0000 (UTC)
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root <root@255.255.255.255> wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
> Aspects Licklider and Taylor imagined similarly are that the computer would enable
> long distance communication and minimise having to travel back and forth for in-person
> meetings. Usenet provides a platform for people to chat to each other at their own
> discretion. While a phone call requires two people to agree to 'meet', BBS allow users
> to communicate at their leisure and enable more effective communication.
> 
> However, they overestimated the capacity of technology at the time of Usenet. They
> believed that people would be able to have a personal AI assistent (OLIVER) to handle
> schduling or menial tasks. This contrasts Usenets true application, which is providing
> a democratised, free and open BBS to voice thoughts and opinions.