No. 39 (November 1996)
Contents
The Internet
The Ancient History of the Internetby Edwin Diamond & Stephen Bates (From: American Heritage) 1
The Internet at the Crossroads
by Herb Brody 5
Looking for Community on the Internet
by Evan I. Schwartz 10
The Virtual Future
by Albert G. Holzinger 13
Fax, CD-Rom, On-Line Services and Newspapers
by Tony Case 16
The Need for New Copyright Laws
by Bruce Lehman 19
The American Internet User Survey
by FIND/SVP's Technologies Research Group 22
Basic Principles for Building an Information Society
by Al Gore 27
U.S. Launches Global Environment Education Network
by Edward Taishoff 29
Equipping Our Children with the Tools to Compete Successfully in
the New Economy
by Larry Irving 32
The Learning Connection 38
Classes on the Web
by Jeffery R. Young 46
The Internet is Changing Higher Education
by Neil Rudenstine 49
American Studies Miscellany
The Media Lab at 10by Fred Hapgood 55
Hypertext Hamlet
by N. Katherine Hayles (From: Humanities) 60