The magazine looks very good, and your column on the hype vs. reality of Network Computers was excellent. I have to confess I am not sure that another magazine on this general field is needed. But other readers' views are more pertinent than mine on this subject. The premier issue of Context arrived on my desk at just the right time. I was finding myself in need of some context on the issue of technology literacy, especially for chief executives.
Technology is no longer just about automation and cost reduction.
It's about information on customers, competitors, suppliers, and partners, and how that information provides competitive advantage. To me, this meant that if my competitor's technology literacy is better than mine, then that's my problem. All commerce is ultimately about information, and I believe chief executives need to get serious about understanding how technology can give them the right information to attract, expand, and retain customers. I had two great-uncles killed in World War I, and their stories are quite interesting. Their letters and diaries show it really was played out as an old-fashioned war and yet, using a lot of new technology, it really had a foot in both the 19th and the 20th centuries.