[PEN-L:6923] Re: I'm afraid to say this...

[knowware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Tom Walker)]

Doug Henwood wrote:

>Though of course we wouldn't even be talking to each other like this if it
>weren't for the Pentagon.

No, Doug, first things first: SPUTNIK -- October 4, 1957 -- *then* the
establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Administration (ARPA)
spawner of ARPANET, begetter of internet.

Which gives me the perfect pretext for a quote I just can't resist sharing:

"Meanwhile, technology is speeding up communication's stepchild, the mails.
Guided missles loaded with letters instead of war heads are being planned
for the distant future. After their successful launching and arrival, new
sorting systems now in use will still be indispensible."

>From Life Magazine, November 11, 1957: "Tomorrow's Life Today: Man's
everyday world"

Regards,

Tom Walker, knowware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, (604) 669-3286
The TimeWork Web: http://mindlink.net/knowware/worksite.htm