Path: ...!npeer.as286.net!npeer-ng0.as286.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!zeineb.dont-email.me!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: zeineb Newsgroups: comp.edu Subject: Re: CS-234 Discussion Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:50:45 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 26 Sender: root Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:50:45 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: zeineb.dont-email.me; posting-host="04e6b8d0c7901bed2496531f166beaf1"; logging-data="3424435"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19T+M412G0CDSibzM9w35AoA7etVqx1S9k=" User-Agent: tin/2.6.3-20231224 ("Banff") (Linux/6.10.4-linuxkit (aarch64)) Cancel-Lock: sha1:2xyEPHU67C+xktdu2MblpZbKbn0= Bytes: 2430 CS234 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 by J.C.R. Licklider and Robert W. Taylor in "The Computer as a Communication Device" by making it easier for people to share information and discuss topics online, which they hoped computers would do. They believed that computers could make communication between people more interactive and productive, and Usenet does this by letting users participate in discussions on a variety of topics. However, their vision also included computers making communication richer and more like talking face-to-face, using multimedia like videos and graphics, which Usenet, being mostly text-based, doesn't fully achieve. Also, while they thought computers might replace some traditional ways we communicate, like meetings or phone calls, Usenet has added to these methods rather than replacing them. It offers a way for people to discuss and exchange ideas without needing to be in the same place or talk in real time.