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From: jlperkin@uokmax.UUCP (J Les Perkins)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Compatibility with EBCDIC (was Re: Was the 360 badly-designed?
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Date: Wed, 31-Dec-69 18:59:59 EDT
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Posted: Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 1969
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Reply-To: jlperkin@uokmax.UUCP (J Les Perkins)
Organization: University of Oklahoma, Norman
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Keywords:keeping up


We have a unique problem that really hasn't been encountered before this 
era of computers. Six years ago someone said to me that in the past 20 years
we have gained more knowledge than mankind has since its beginning. And as 
computers get better and technology increases even faster our knowledge grows 
even more rapidly. And with all these advances it is increasingly difficult to
keep up. So companies are continually confronted with the decision of whether 
to upgrade or if it is economical to do so. When these companies, particularly
large institutions, do not upgrade they tend to prevent further advances in 
the field because "if the big institutions aren't going to upgrade why change"
attitudes start popping up. This prevents us from getting away from ancient
equipment designed in the '60's. I guess what I'm trying to say is we all need
to be more open to changes, because we definately have more changes ahead of us
than we have already seen with advances coming faster every day.

JLP
(Well, it was a thought.)