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From: daveb@gonzo.UUCP (Dave Brower)
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures
Subject: Re: Revolutions and Fidonet
Message-ID: <459@gonzo.UUCP>
Date: 12 Nov 88 19:30:27 GMT
References: <621.23788C5A@isishq.FIDONET.ORG> <8811102118.AA12763@pinocchio.UUCP>
Reply-To: daveb@gonzo.UUCP (Dave Brower)
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In <8811102118.AA12763@pinocchio.UUCP> bzs@PINOCCHIO.BERKELEY.EDU (Barry Shein) writes:
>Some say that the critical thing in making the auto revolutionary was
>committing to building roads for the autos to drive on. W/o smooth
>roads horse-drawn buggies seem a win over cars.
>
>Now many are saying networks are to computers what roads are to cars
>(including the need to invest in infrastructure at a societal scale.)

Unfortunately, the roads are being spelled "OSI", which poetic license
says is like getting railroad tracks when you wanted pavement.

-dB