I.T. Times - Spring 1994 Network 21 Volume 2. Welcome to the world of Network 21 - UCD's link to what is and what will be. The ability to use technology to glean information from places unseen is sending us on a journey in which the final destination has yet to be imagined.
New technologies breed new applications.
New applications are breeding new users. New users are breeding newer applications and, in turn, newer users. A story about how an emergency call made from a cellular phone saved a life can convert a whole new group of cellular users. Databases, slide libraries, software programs, papers and professional journals are just a few of the information resources that can be accessed by computer. And the number of people using the Internet to tap into these resources is mushrooming.