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.

Licklider and Taylor envisioned computers as tools for real-time, interactive
communication that would foster creativity and collaboration among geographically
dispersed users. Usenet partially fulfills this by allowing global discussions and
open participation, reflecting their idea of distributed communication with low
barriers to entry. However, unlike their vision of dynamic, real-time interaction
with multimedia support, Usenet is limited to asynchronous, text-based exchanges.
It lacks the rich visual models and intelligent systems they believed would guide
and enhance complex problem-solving and decision-making. While Usenet captures
some aspects of their vision, it falls short in interactivity and multimedia
integration.