Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00418)

Aug 24th 1998

Dear Doss:

What you report is quite wonderful.  Now what would the average PC owner
need to have in the way of software or access-ware to be able to do this ?

I would observe that the use of paper and printed texts is still a necessity
for students. as that is the place where one sets down one's ideas (of
course this could be put down on a computer page/file -- and hopefully there
would be no crashes ! )

What I would like to address is the following:

DATA is fine.  But it takes a mind that is fine-tuned to the nuances of what
is IMPLIED to digest compare and understand what the data means.

So, to my mind this will not render obsolete the written reference material,
although actual reference to certain DATA can be accelerated.

It still takes a MIND going at its own pace to decipher the implications of
such data as is received.

What do you think ?

Dallas

> Date: Sunday, August 23, 1998 4:25 PM
> From: "M K Ramadoss" <ramadoss@eden.com>
> Subject: High Speed Internet Access

>Today I got a first hand feel for high speed Internet access. With a 10Mbps
>Ethernet access, I was able to down load a 15MB file in less than 3
>minutes. For example the entire 2 volume SD can be downloaded in less than
>2 minutes. This is possible not in any high tech large corporation. This is
>possible now for students in colleges. Access possible from libraries,
>dining areas, departments, and dorms at no extra cost to the student. The
>access is provided as part of the facilities provided to the students.
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>I think this gives a taste of things to come within the reach of every man,
>woman and child.
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>The point that is of importance to theosophists is that all the classics
>will be immediately accessible at *almost* *no* *cost* (other than one's
>time) and everyone interested can benefit from theosophy classics. On the
>other hand, some of the classics are already available on the web. But some
>theosophical organizations are still wedded to print media. How long it is
>going to take for them to understand the possible shrinking *market* for
>printed media which can be sold where as info on the net is free for most
>part.
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>Information access due to Internet and the growth of e-mail as a medium of
>communication is showing an astounding growth with no end in sight. Anyone
>either unwilling to see it or blind to the possibilities inherent is likely
>to be in for a shock of their lives, soon.
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>mkr
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