I was a member of the Canadian Videotex Consultative Committee set up by the then Dept of Communications. I argued against the top down model offered by videotext and suggested that an interactive citizen to citizen model is more appropriate. I was at the Science Council at the time and the govt people on the committee looked at me as an outsider and someone who didn't understand the technology. Telidon was the "brainchild" of Bernard Ostry then DM at DOC and Doug Parkhill then ADM at DOC and both championed it through govt. Well along came the internet and pcs and google and here we are.
BTW I am quite sure that Mike G. was a member of the sub-committee on the social implications of Telidon. Arthur -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David M Delaney Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 11:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Ottawadissenters] What will they think of next? On 11-06-24 11:27 PM, michael gurstein wrote: > http://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/14/us/study-says-technology-could-transform-s ociety.html Cool! In 1982, I was working in "Videotex" in Bell-Northern-Research. I remember reading this article, nodding my head and saying, "of course", agreeing with the implications it hypothesized, feeling validated by it. I was participating in building the new "digital economy", the next "phase transition" of humanity. But how callow was I to be so impressed by myself, my work, and its implications. I was a big fan then of Star Trek, too. I still cannot resist the Culture novels of Ian M Banks. Shame! At least I know thoroughly that they are fantasy and no model for our future. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ottawadissenters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ottawadissenters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
