From: foy@aero.org (Richard Foy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Don't let the Amiga Die (Part II)!!!
Date: 7 Jan 1993 17:43:01 GMT
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
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In article <1992Dec31.155912.16223@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> jerry@msi.com (Jerry Shekhel) writes:
>Richard Foy (foy@aero.org) wrote:
>:
>: Many people complain about how the youth of today don't read, how they 
>: just watch TV or play video games. That is a silly complaint. The world
>: of today ane even more so of tomorrow will be a world in which communicating
>: will be done by video etc. How did Clinton win the election. Primarily by
>: good use of the video world.
>:
>
>So you think that watching Slick Willie on TV is as educational and rewarding
>an experience as reading a classic novel?
>

Yes and no. Watching Bill Clintons election campaign is very educational in
how to win elections. His approach to the campaign overcame one obstacle that
is similiar to one which knocked Sentator Hart out a few years back. He 
overcame a draft dodger charge that would have destroyed most campaigns.

A big factor in his winning was in an excellent use of the video media.

No I don't believe that watching Clinton on TV is a very rewarding experience
for me. But I do beleive that most people get their news their information
about the world around them from TV. So far Video is primarily a one way
street, from the large coprorate media moguls to the private individuals.

That is beginning to change. One morning news program asks for video feedback.
Recently they showed a simple morph from President Washington's face to Thomas
Jefferson a few more. Absolutely zero information content. A clever Amiga 
owner with an ax to grind could proably get a message on national TV this way.
I think of the CHARON demonstration of a few years ago. It was a skilled, 
beautiful presentation of some of the capabilities of the Amiga. It had an
implicit message. 

USENET is an excellent example of how people can interact accross the
world. I asked for help on a technical problem. I received suggestions
on how to solve it from around the world. However the political, social,
talk groups, are different. Though one gets responses from around the 
world one doesn't get much communication. The messages are mostly of the
form "I am right. You are wrong."

It won't be many years until USENET or the equivalent will be available
with the bandwidth to handle video. Then there will be a change in the
political and social groups. People will influence one another. Then the 
people who are the most skilled, have the best equipment in putting together
video clips, with appropriate sound, etc. to illustrate their point will be
the ones who have the most influence.


>:
>: So I believe that the people who use DOS machines, who primarily use
>: them for word processors and spreadsheets, will become the second class
>: citizens of the future. Those who work with Amigas and perhaps MACs wil
>: become the world leaders of the future. 
>:
>
>Oh my god.  A new low for c.s.a.a.  I just might put this in my .sig.

Please do I would consider it an honor.


>
>:
>: Richard Foy 	Standard Disclaimer
>:
>--
>+-------------------+----------------------------+---------------------------+
>| JERRY J. SHEKHEL  | Molecular Simulations Inc. | Time just fades the pages |
>| Drummers do it... |     Burlington, MA USA     | in my book of memories.   |
>|    ... In rhythm! |        jerry@msi.com       |         -- Guns N' Roses  |
>+-------------------+----------------------------+---------------------------+

Please note. Your .sig is already inluding some of the type of messages that
would be much more effective in video.

Richard Foy 	Standard Disclaimer.


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