5.0197 Rs: Computers in Rome; E-STC; Network Traffi (3/48)
Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Thu, 27 Jun 91 14:46:56 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 5, No. 0197. Thursday, 27 Jun 1991.
(1) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 13:13:10 -0400 (9 lines)
From: gerson@epas.utoronto.ca (Lloyd Gerson)
Subject: Re: 5.0192 Qs: Rome Computers
(2) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 91 9:44:17 PDT (17 lines)
From: Fritz Levy <flevy@milton.u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: E-STC?
(3) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 91 21:44:17 CDT (22 lines)
From: "Bill Ball" <C476721@UMCVMB>
Subject: re: network traffic; also unicode; idiot politicians ....
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 13:13:10 -0400
From: gerson@epas.utoronto.ca (Lloyd Gerson)
Subject: Re: 5.0192 Qs: Rome Computers
Regarding computers in Rome, it is a long shot but you might try my
former colleague Leonard Boyle, O.P. Prefect of the Vatican Library
who brought computers to the library several years ago. He might just
be able to help you. Lloyd Gerson, U. of Toronto
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 91 9:44:17 PDT
From: Fritz Levy <flevy@milton.u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: E-STC?
Concerning Lamar Hill's request about the STC:
The eighteenth century STC (ESTC) is on-line (available through RLIN,
and from UC Riverside). The same people have negotiated with the
Bibliographical Society to put "Pollard and Redgrave" on-line, and
BibSoc (as I recollect) agreed. But I've not heard that the project has
come anywhere near fruition. It would be a big help. I know less
about Wing. However, that project (at Yale) may actually be on a
computer, so that there's greater hope. You'd have to write them
directly to get more details. Let us know if you find
machine-readable versions!
Fritz Levy
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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 91 21:44:17 CDT
From: "Bill Ball" <C476721@UMCVMB>
Subject: re: network traffic; also unicode; idiot politicians ......
Y'all might want to take a look at the current (July 1991) issue of
_BYTE_ (a computer magazine). It has a special section on wide area
networks which includes an article on NREN (National Research and
Education Network). This article has a figure which show the dramatic
increase in traffic on the Internet (Bitnet is a member). For example,
the number of packets of data transmitted over the net went from 2.84
billion in March 1990 to 7.03 billion in March 1991 ! --clearly e-mail
among other things is catching on. The NREN article also includes an
embarrassingly incoherent piece by Senator Al Gore (primary legislative
sponsor of NREN). Apparently America's creative future is represented
by "America's Funniest Home Videos", and this has something to do with
the need to turn the network over to commercial interests. This issue
of _BYTE_ also contains an article on Unicode vs. ISO 10646.
Bill Ball
Dept. Pol Sci
U. Missouri-Columbia
c476721@UMCVMB