history of cyberspace
Trond Buland (trond.buland@IFIM.SINTEF.NO)
Wed, 5 Jun 1996 08:50:43 +0200
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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
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>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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