14.0807 telephone = computer? reading from screen?

From: by way of Willard McCarty (willard@lists.village.Virginia.EDU)
Date: Fri Apr 20 2001 - 03:49:11 EDT

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                   Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 14, No. 807.
           Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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       [1] From: Willard McCarty <willard.mccarty@kcl.ac.uk> (9)
             Subject: telephone network the world's largest computer?

       [2] From: Willard McCarty <willard.mccarty@kcl.ac.uk> (30)
             Subject: Fwd: reading from computer display

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             Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 10:53:05 +0100
             From: Willard McCarty <willard.mccarty@kcl.ac.uk>
             Subject: telephone network the world's largest computer?

    I would be grateful for any references to the observation that the
    world-wide telephone network is the world's largest computer.

    Yours,
    WM

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    Dr Willard McCarty / Senior Lecturer /
    Centre for Computing in the Humanities / King's College London /
    Strand / London WC2R 2LS / U.K. /
    +44 (0)20 7848-2784 / ilex.cc.kcl.ac.uk/wlm/

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             Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 08:40:10 +0100
             From: Willard McCarty <willard.mccarty@kcl.ac.uk>
             Subject: Fwd: reading from computer display

    Dear colleagues,

    Would anyone with knowledge of the research that has gone into reading from
    screen please reply to the sender of the following note -- and to the group
    as well?

    Yours,
    WM

    >From: "Blee" <blee@nfdc.net>
    >To: <Willard.McCarty@kcl.ac.uk>
    >>Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 18:19:51 -0400
    >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600
    >
    >Mr. McCarty,
    >
    >I am doing some research on reading from a computer display compared to
    >reading from paper. I am using 4 samples. Two middle school groups and
    >two adult groups. I would like to compare the two groups abilities as
    >well whether adults can read better than the students from a display. I
    >am having some difficulties finding information on this topic and I was
    >hoping that you could point me in the right direction.
    >
    >Thank you for your consideration.
    >
    >Sincerely,
    >
    >
    >Ella S. Lee

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    Dr Willard McCarty / Senior Lecturer /
    Centre for Computing in the Humanities / King's College London /
    Strand / London WC2R 2LS / U.K. /
    +44 (0)20 7848-2784 / ilex.cc.kcl.ac.uk/wlm/

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