Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00421)

Dear Dallas:

Here are my responses.

At 04:00 PM 8/24/1998 -0700, you wrote:
>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 ?
>
At this time, high speed access is very expensive. Only large institutions
and very rich people can afford it. What is needed is telecommunication
connection between your computer and the Internet Service Provider. The
most likely scenario is ability to get high speed connection via cable used
for cable television. The technology is not here yet. In a couple of years
it is likely to be available. For now the 33.6 modem is the most cost
effective approach for most of us.


>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 ! )
>
Agreed. Paper is not going away.

>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.
>
What we are seeing is information overload. But the ability to access info
is going to be valuable.

>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
>
>