The revolution is about connectedness. There are many other ways to use computers. These are not the concern of this book. Our focus is upon communication, connections, community. This book is about how a college, a school system, even a whole community can build a stronger infrastructure for communication.
Most references are to the experience of colleges.
For now, they are our most wired sub-communities. A college campus is a self-contained laboratory to explore the potential of computers for enhancing communication. In time, as other communities increase their access to technology and as computer-literate students move on after graduation, school systems and entire communities will be able to put systems in place that ultimately will transform the quality of human interactions. Each chapter is written to stand alone, so time-deprived folks can skip immediately to the topics of greatest interest. The final chapter looks to the future.