Xref: utzoo comp.protocols.tcp-ip:16581 comp.archives.admin:51 Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.archives.admin Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!ox.com!hela!wotan.iti.org!scs From: scs@iti.org (Steve Simmons) Subject: Re: building an interstate (data) highway with no roadmaps Message-ID: Sender: usenet@iti.org (Hela News Manager) Nntp-Posting-Host: wotan.iti.org Organization: Industrial Technology Institute References: <9106171612.AA01441@mazatzal.merit.edu> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1991 18:20:34 GMT worley@compass.com (Dale Worley) writes: >What can be done to produce good catalogs? As Ed notes, archive >information is likely to be bulky, chaotic, and of unknown (probably >small) value. Given how much money is needed to get a directory >system for information without these problems running, it will >probably take much more to get a good system for archive information >working. Arguing with an analogy is silly, but I'm gonna do it . . . :-) In the middle ages, maps were often critical trade secrets. A chart of waters was worth significantly more than its weight in gold, as it revealed both what places existed and how to get there and back safely. The Portugese managed to keep the "safe route" to Japan secret for an incredibly long time. Trivially yours, Steve -- "If we don't provide support to our users someone is bound to confuse us with Microsoft." -- Charles "Chip" Yamasaki