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åïÄüÇï òêïïÇåä ╬╠╬╠╬╠╧╧╬╠╬╠╬╠╬╠╡
│ "µδεßαδ ⌡ΦδδαµΣ," ÷τΣ±Σ ∩τεφΣ≥,
│ σα≈Σ≥ αφπ Åé'≥ ÷ε⌠δπ ß±Φφµ
πε ÷Σ αδ±Σαπ√ δΦ⌡Σ Φφ │ Σ⌡Σ±√εφΣ ≤εµΣ≤τΣ±. ûΦδδ ≤τΦ≥ Σ⌡Σ±
│ ±Σαδδ√ τα∩∩Σφ, ε± τα≥ Φ≤ αδ±Σαπ√?
▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄ │
▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ │ éεφ≥ΦπΣ± ∞√ πα√. At 8:30 a.m.
▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ │ I logged in to my account on
▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ │ the university computers. I had
▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ │ mail from ïεφπεφ, îΦφφΣ≥ε≤α and
│ ìΣ÷ ÿε±Ω. From ïεφπεφ, I was
▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ │ getting cricket scores and
▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ │ statistics not long after they
▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ │ happen.
▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ │
▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ │ Later I needed some files so I
│ connected to a computer in
│ éαδΦσε±φΦα. It took me about ten
│ minutes to get one Floppy disk's
ôτ±ε⌠µτ ≤τΣ óÜ'≥ ∞αφ√ ∩Σε∩δΣ │ worth of information. If I had
≤αδΩΣπ αßε⌠≤ ≤τΣ ÷ε±δπ ßΣΓε∞Φφµ α │ gotten that through the post in
would have taken me at least two │ world. Universities, businesses
weeks and it would have cost a │ and governments are all connected
significant amount of money. │ to the êìôäæìäô.
│
About this time I got paged by │ The êìôäæìäô is about as close
a friend, via the Unix talk │ to the "global village" as
command. He was in èΦφµ≥÷εεπ,I am │ anything has ever got. Neither
in Westmead - some 20 km's away. │ political, nor commercial reasons
He could just have easily been │ led to its formation, although
anywhere in the world. │ both have now embraced the
│ êìôäæìäô whole heartedly. ìε
All these things are possible │ µε⌡Σ±φ∞Σφ≤ Γεφ≤±εδ≥ ≤τΣ êìôäæìäô
through ÇÇæìäô, the Australian │ αφπ Φ≤ τα≥ φε ±Σαδ ßΣα⌠±αΓ±αΓ√
Academic Research Net. The ÇÇæìäô │ (although I fear this is
is a computer network, but to │ changing). It is simply an
describe it as just that would be │ association based on the need to
vastly understating its │ send and receive information from
usefulness. It is part of the │ all corners of the globe, quickly
êìôäæìäô, which connects all │ and without fuss.
similar networks all around the │
The ÇÇæìäô allows me to │ could be a part of it. Oh - and
participate in this global │ in case you were wondering, I
village in whichever way I │ researched, wrote and sent this
choose. I can chat to friends │ article to the editor, all using
and (perish the thought) play │ the INTERNET.
games with people anywhere in the │
world. I can get help with │ Read 'Communication: Don't get
computer problems by cutting out │ left behind' in this edition
the middle man and contacting the │ under, HOW TO...
company direct. Æε∞Σ≤Φ∞Σ≥ ê Γαφ │ More about the êìôäæìäô in future
Σ⌡Σφ Γεφ≤αΓ≤ ≤τΣ ∩Σε∩δΣ ÷τε α±Σ │ issues ñ
δΣαπΣ±≥ Φφ ≤τΣΦ± σΦΣδπ αφπ Ωφε÷ │
≤τα≤ ≤τΣ απ⌡ΦΓΣ ê α∞ µΣ≤≤Φφµ Φ≥ │
αΓΓ⌠±α≤Σ αφπ ⌠∩ ≤ε πα≤Σ. │
│
Many people may think that the │
"Global village" was just a good │
catch phrase of the 80's. Thanks │
to the êìôäæìäô, it has already │
happened and they, like you, │