[comp.society.futures] NEW COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES: sci.commtech update

klopfens@bgsuvax.UUCP (Bruce Klopfenstein) (05/16/89)

For those of you interested in the sci.commtech call for discussion:
an update.  All the feedback has been positive, and much of it has
been enthusiastic.  The idea is to bring together various professional 
backgrounds to a common interest: new communication technologies and
their impacts on society, media industries, organizations, and individuals.
The latest developments in technology would also be posted and discussed.
The difference between sci.commtech and, for example, rec.video or rec.audio,
is that sci.commtech will *not* be the place to post inquiries as to what
equipment one might wish to buy.

There has been some discussion about the name, with sci.comm.tech being
a common suggestion; Usenet authorities tell me sci.commtech is better
as the former implies a second heirarchy.  Another good suggestion is
to call the group sci.infotech.  Please post your reactions to news.groups,
and watch for a call for a vote in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks for your interest, and those who have an opinion which has not
yet been expressed, I encourage you to post as soon as possible.

Thanks.
-- 
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TOMHO@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU ("Thomas I. M. Ho") (05/16/89)

will sci.commtech be re-distributed via info-futures for those of us
without Usenet access?

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bzs@BU-CS.BU.EDU (Barry Shein) (05/16/89)

>will sci.commtech be re-distributed via info-futures for those of us
>without Usenet access?

That's up to the people creating the list but as the maintainer of
INFO-FUTURES I'll say it's fine by me if that's what everyone wants.

	-Barry Shein, Software Tool & Die

There's nothing more terrifying to hardware vendors than
satisfied customers.

ken@reuse.USWEST.COM (Kenny A. Chaffin) (05/17/89)

In article <4132@bgsuvax.UUCP> klopfens@bgsuvax.UUCP (Bruce Klopfenstein) writes:
>
>For those of you interested in the sci.commtech call for discussion:
>
>There has been some discussion about the name, with sci.comm.tech being
>a common suggestion; Usenet authorities tell me sci.commtech is better
>as the former implies a second heirarchy.  Another good suggestion is
>to call the group sci.infotech.  Please post your reactions to news.groups,
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>and watch for a call for a vote in the next couple of weeks.
>
>Thanks for your interest, and those who have an opinion which has not
>yet been expressed, I encourage you to post as soon as possible.
>
>Thanks.

My feeling is that sci.infotech would be more appropriate. this would
allow discussion of communications technologies under the umbrella
of information technology etc.

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klopfens@ANDY.BGSU.EDU (Bruce Klopfenstein) (05/17/89)

I am not familiar with info-futures.  Please tell me about it.

Bruce

klopfens@ANDY.BGSU.EDU (Bruce Klopfenstein) (05/17/89)

What is INFO-FUTURES, pray tell!