Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!uflorida!ukma!tek From: tek@ms.uky.edu (Thomas E. Kunselman) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Creative (?) Use of Internet Message-ID: Date: 29 Aug 90 15:42:18 GMT References: <1990Aug28.155415.20002@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <1990Aug28.201948.25131@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Organization: U of Ky, Math. Sciences, Lexington KY Lines: 24 gl8f@astsun.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) writes: >In article tek@ms.uky.edu (Thomas E. Kunselman) writes: >>I'm not talking about real-time communication here. It is often very >>inconvenient for people to get together for face to face meetings, even >>when they are on the same campus. An electronic system which did not >>require all members to be present at the same time seems like a much more >>time efficient way do this. >Actually, I'd suggest a physical pen-and-paper solution, it would >probably be more cost effective. I've seen zillions of organizations >waste a lot of money doing stuff like this. Could you post some references or contacts in these organizations? I'm interested in hearing the specifications for their systems and the experiences that each organization had with the system, both good and bad. Thanks, -- Thomas Kunselman {rutgers,uunet}!ukma!tek Planning and Institutional Research bitnet: irkunsel@ecuvm1.bitnet East Carolina University internet:tek@ms.uky.edu Greenville, NC 27858 (Educate, Don't Legislate!)