Re: CS-234 Discussion

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.

The vision of "the development of interactive communities of geographically separated people" was developed through usenet as many peop>
People are brought together and exchange with each other all over the world on specific topics.
However, the graphical aspect of communication was imagined differently as they saw a more developed graphical interface and not only t>
based like it is the case in usenet. Furthermore the real time communication was not realised through usenet as people first had to
first a message then send it to everyone. The communication is not immidiate like what was imagined by Licklider and Taylor.