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From: pagre@WEBER.UCSD.EDU (Phil Agre)
To: rre@WEBER.UCSD.EDU
Subject: history of cyberspace
Date: Mon, 03 Jun
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 14:17:06 -0500
From: davidsol@panix.com (David S. Bennahum)
Subject: New list annoucement: Community Memory -- Discussion List on the
History of
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NEW LIST ANNOUNCEMENT
Community Memory -- Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace
Please repost widely
Computer Professionals For Social Responsibility (CPSR) announces
the creation of "Community Memory -- Discussion List on the History
of Cyberspace," a moderated discussion list whose purpose is to
explore the origins, history and development of computer networks,
computer hardware, software, and computer science, and the
environment collectively known as "cyberspace." Emphasis is placed
on human factors -- on who knew whom, how ideas spread and
originated.
This list is dedicated to the belief that awareness of history is an
essential ingredient which can help us make reasoned decisions in
the present and future. By exploring the history of cyberspace,
topical issues we face today -- such as privacy concerns, equality of
access to computing, hacking, computer literacy, intellectual
property rights, funding long-term R&D -- are placed in a broader,
historical context. A primary focus will be the evolution of ideas
in computing and the use of computers.
Many of the people involved in the creation of important
technologies and organizations are on-line and we ask them to
consider joining this list. CPSR hopes to attract people who can
provide first-hand accounts from a wide-range of experiences, going
back to origins of digital computing in the 1940s to the present day.
These include government-funded projects, academic programs and
organizations, private enterprise, grass-roots organizations.
CPSR also invites anyone with a curiosity and interest in learning
about the origins and history of cyberspace to subscribe.
This list is named Community Memory for two reasons. It wishes to
store and record the memories of how this world of interconnected
computers and people came to be. The name also makes reference to
the original Community Memory Project in San Francisco, created in
the early 1970s, which may be the world's first grass-roots
electronic bulletin board (whether this is true is an example of an
appropriate discussion subject). This list will be archived and
stored in a companion World Wide Web site, with information stored by
topic (http://www.reach.com/matrix/community-memory.html). Archival
material, in electronic format, is also welcome on the Web site.
Given the breadth of this subject, Community Memory is moderated to
insure topicality and focus. The degree to which this discussion
list fulfills its mission depends entirely on its ability to attract
people with primary-source information. It is difficult to judge
what message flow will be like at this point. The moderator, David
S. Bennahum (http://www.reach.com/matrix) welcomes questions at
davidsol@panix.com.
To subscribe to:
"Community Memory -- Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace"
please send a message to:
listserv@cpsr.org
The body of the message should read:
subscribe cpsr-history <your first name> <your last name>
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ABOUT CPSR:
CPSR (http://www.cpsr.org/home.html) is a public-interest alliance
of computer scientists and others interested in the impact of
computer technology on society. As technical experts, CPSR members
provide the public and policymakers with realistic assessments of the
power, promise, and limitations of computer technology. As concerned
citizens, we direct public attention to critical choices concerning
the applications of computing and how those choices affect society.
Please Repost Widely
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-- Streator rainday@scn.org Another wonderful, wet day in paradise