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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.

From : JHugentobler <jhugentobler@sba3.dont-email.me>

As stated in "The Computer as a Communication Device" text, 
Licklider and Taylor describe a vision of communities bound by common interests
which clearly something realized through Usenet.
Nevertheless it diverged from their vision by lacking the real-time interactivity 
and multimedia richness they foresaw.