human-nets@ucbvax.ARPA (06/08/85)
From: Charles McGrew (The Moderator) <Human-Nets-Request@Rutgers> HUMAN-NETS Digest Friday, 7 Jun 1985 Volume 8 : Issue 18 Today's Topics: Query - request for assistance, Response to Query - ASIS, Computers and the Law - Privacy Law, Computers and People - The Electronic Wish List (2 msgs) & Paper vs. CD Books (2 msgs) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 20 May 1985 0736-EDT From: Amsel-Sdsc@CECOM-1.ARPA Subject: request for assistance... Greetings, An unusual request for the human-nets... I am an electronics engineer working in the support environment of military Battlefield Automated Systems (BASs). My request is such... Does anyone have or know of software availability for a 16 bit Sperry Microcomputer running under CPM-UTS 30 (CPM+). This is to be used in an area surrounding hospital applications. Any and all help this area would be appreciated. Please respond to: Snail Mail: Ed Keezer Software Development & Suppo Center ATTN: AMSEL-SDSC-SC-T Building 1210 Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703 Phone: (201) 532-1674 (commeal) 992-1674 (autovon) MILNET: [KEEZER]:AMSEL-SDSC at CECOM-1 Many Thanks... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 May 85 12:24:13 cdt From: Don Kraft <kraft%lsu.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa> Subject: ASIS Response Cc: WBD.TYM@office-2.csnet In answer to the request for information about the American Society for Information Science (ASIS), as a longstanding member and as the editor for the Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIS), I am happy to be able to respond. I hope that you will be able to put this out on the net so others may see it. ASIS is the professional society for those working in the area of information science, which is certainly an interdisciplinary field. They publish a handbook and directory, a bi-monthly bul- letin, a monthly newsletter, and, of course, the journal. They hold two meetings annually, and have a variety of special interest groups (e.g., language processing, office of the future, computer- ized retrieval, foundations of information science, international information issues, library automation and networks, management, medical information, law and information technology, numeric data- bases, storage and retrieval technology, and user online interac- tion, to mention just a few). They also have local chapters in several cities, and many college campuses have student chapters. I have an address (1010 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036) and a telephone number ( (202) 659-3644 ) for ASIS. More- over, anyone who cares to write to me, or to the society itself, can get a brochure describing the society and an application form. Moreover, organizations may wish to consider an institutional membership. Potential authors of research articles should consider submitting articles on your work to me for consideration for publication in JASIS. I have enclosed a copy of the "Scope of JASIS" which should show you the breadth of coverage of the journal. Thank you for your consideration and interest in ASIS and JASIS. 1. Theory of Information Science 4. Applied Information Science Foundations of Information Science Informations systems design -- Information theory tools, principles, applications Bibliometrics Case histories Information retrieval -- Information system operations models and principles Standards Evaluation and measurement Information technology -- hardware Representation, organization, and and software classification of information Automation of information systems Artificial intelligence and natural Online retrieval systems language processing Office automation and records management 2. Communication 5. Social and Legal Aspects of Information Theory of communication Non-print media Impact of information systems and Man-machine interaction technology upon society Network design, operation, and Ethics and information management Legislative and regulatory aspects Models and empirical findings about History of information science information transfer Information science education User and usage studies International issues 3. Management, Economics, and Marketing Economics of information Management of information systems Models of information management decisions Marketing and market research studies Special clientele -- arts and humanities, behavioral and social sciences, biological and chemical sciences, energy and environment, legal, medical, and education. Authors may also send in brief communications, scholarly opinion pieces, and even letters to the editor. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 May 85 10:30:10 EDT From: Brint Cooper <abc@BRL.ARPA> To: Hoffman.ES@XEROX.ARPA Cc: Info-Law@SRI-CSL.ARPA Subject: Re: Privacy Law and the Computer If you view the computer as an extension of your desk, then it appears that US Government employees may have no privacy rights except those specifically spelled out by law or regulation. So our phones may not be wiretapped because that is expressly forbidden, except for issues involving "national security." And we may not be required to give our social security number on a form unless we wish to be reimbursed for official travel expenses. And so on. At any time, it seems, the appropriate authorities can search our government desks, file cabinets, and offices. So, then, why not our computer files? Brint ARPA: abc@brl.arpa UUCP: ...{decvax,cbosgd}!brl-bmd!abc Dr Brinton Cooper U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory Attn: AMXBR-SECAD (Cooper) Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5066 Offc: 301 278-6883 AV: 283-6883 FTS: 939-6883 ------------------------------ Date: 17 May 85 09:47 EDT From: (David H M Spector) <SPECTOR@NYU-CMCL1.ARPA> Subject: RE: HUMAN-NETS Digest V8 #17 Hmmm. It sounds to me like the basic structure of CCITT X.400. This is the proposed international standard for message handling systems, including voice, fax, teletex, etc. Although some of the DataBase functionality that is described isn't strictly X.400, its implied in the standard that UAs (User Agents - Read: Front Ends to Mailers) may provide such services. David Spector NYU/acf Systems Group ------------------------------ Date: Friday, 17 May 1985 10:48-EDT From: sde@Mitre-Bedford Subject: Re: HUMAN-NETS Digest V8 #17 See PARTI on The SOURCE for a tree-structured conference/BB system. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 May 85 17:39:10 EST From: Jerry E. Pournelle <POURNE@MIT-MC> Subject: paper vs. CD books To: goutal%parrot.DEC@DECWRL Your essay is insteresting but there is this: one mivht not want the encyclopedia at the beach, but one might want a medly of a buncha books on a trip. I do not believe cd rom will wipe out books for whiles and whiles, but-- according to hitachi you can manufacture a cdrom disk for under five dollars. that is high compared to a paperback, but it is low compared to a hardbound (or at least right in line). That is also early on the learning curve. I cannot believe the privce will rise (as it has for printed books) as thechnology advances. You need not putt the complete works of Niven on one disk; how about two or three of his books? And so what, the disk could have held more. You could have put more pages in a bnook, too. I dunno. I do believe the cd rom is going to make some profound changes. but then the micros are doing that anyway. pournelle ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4-Jun-85 03:11:50 PDT From: vortex!lauren@rand-unix (Lauren Weinstein) Subject: CD ROMS Cc: VIDEOTECH@SRI-CSL.ARPA Sometime ago we were arguing (excuse me, DISCUSSING) how much digital info on CD's (so-called CD ROMs) would cost. Some argued that it would be very cheap (since the disks are theoretically cheap in quantity). My suspicion was that it could tend to be fairly expensive, depending on the particular information. Well, I've found one firm already selling data on CD's. They provide Library of Congress Card Catalog info. It is available on a subscription basis only, one disk delivered quarterly. Cost is (approx.) $800/yr. (subscription is on a yearly basis only). Whether or not you consider this expensive depends on your point of view, of course. As for the RGB outputs on the newer Sony CD players--they are for the graphics CD standard. Except for one problem--the standard isn't really a standard yet--arguing is still going on. NOBODY is currently putting any graphics on the discs (except for one-of-a-kind demos) due to the current confusion about the "standard." --Lauren-- ------------------------------ End of HUMAN-NETS Digest ************************