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>On Tue, 18 Oct 1994, Rex Ballard wrote:
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>> Where it is important to have plain text is in the sorting and sifting of
>> the gigabytes of text data being produced every week.  Sifting, profiling,
>> and relevence ranking are useful tools for addressing specific interests
>> quickly.  Hierarchal navication is also useful, but often is not refined
>> enough in sources that produce over 100 postings/day.
>
>Yes, graphical environments such as Mosaic make the net easier to manage
>for new comers.  However, one still must be literate...the Internet
>culture *is* a written one, based largely on words.  Even Mosaic uses
>words (after all, Mosaic is considered a hyperTEXT system) for navigating
>the wonders of cyberspace.
>
I can't see why you appear to object to literacy as an entry qualification
for life on the net. Why shouldn't the literate have somewhere on earth to
call their own?
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Andrew Brown
The Independent
London . Direct line +44-171-956-1682


From jvncnet!marketplace.com!owner-online-news Mon Oct 17 13:30:56 1994