Re: EJ and Technical Trends - A Few Notes

[John M Stroup <stroup@ruf.rice.edu>]

but not everything on the web is worth reading

On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Umberto Rossi wrote:

> John,
> 
> > On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Umberto Rossi wrote:
> > 
> > > A recent article in a Swedish daily on the failure of
> > > science fiction writers to offer a prediction on the
> > > creation of Internet and mobile phones, made me
> > > contemplate the abilities of Ernst Juenger in the
> > > field.
> 
> Umberto Rossi never wrote anything like that:  he has earned his 
> degree with a thesis on a Sf writer, and devoted many hours to his 
> homeworks (reading Sf).
> 
> However, I understand it is a matter of automated reply header...
> 
> ...and I absolutely agree with your hint at Gibson.  And yes, 
> portable means of communication and stuff like that were part of the 
> basic Sf imagery of the 50s, maybe even the 40s--together with 
> zap-guns and flying saucers.
> 
> Umberto Rossi
> 
> Se non sei sul web, hai torto!
> If you're not on the web, you're wrong!
>