Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!hp-pcd!hp-sdd!andrea From: andrea@hp-sdd.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: No tv? Message-ID: <5800002@hp-sdd.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 17:00:00 EST Article-I.D.: hp-sdd.5800002 Posted: Fri Dec 14 17:00:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 21-Dec-84 07:45:32 EST References: <292@ut-sally.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard - San Diego, CA Lines: 22 Nf-ID: #R:ut-sally:-29200:hp-sdd:5800002:000:922 Nf-From: hp-sdd!andrea Dec 13 14:00:00 1984 ********************** basenote drift ********************************** Jerry Mander's book (Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television) was excellent, and gave many people a more thoughtful basis for the instinctive gut-level fear&loathing response to TV. The recent issue of "Whole Earth Review" (reincarnation of the *sniff* recently deceased "CoEvolution Quarterly" plus the "Whole Earth Software Review") has a number of philosophical articles on the theme of "Computers as Poison", leading off with one by Jerry Mander. I highly recommend this issue - they have managed to keep the flames limited and humorous, and have raised a number of good questions (like any good subversive should... :->) Andrea Frankel, Hewlett-Packard (San Diego Division) (619) 487-4100 x4664 net: {allegra|ihnp4|decvax|ucbvax}!hplabs!hp-sdd!andrea go, go, go said the bird: humankind cannot bear very much reality...