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"Building the Information Highway", Les Freed/Frank J. Derfler Jr., 1994,
1-56276-126-9, U$24.95/C$34.95/UK#22.95
%A   Les Freed lfreed@delphi.com
%A   Frank J. Derfler Jr.
%C   201 W. 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN   46290
%D   1994
%G   1-56276-126-9
%I   MacMillan Computer Publishing (MCP)
%O   U$24.95/C$34.95/UK#22.95 800-858-7674 http://www.mcp.com info@mcp.com
%P   152
%T   "Building the Information Highway"
 
Most infomercial supercliche books go on far too long.  I suppose, therefore,
that I should not be surprised that a picture book can cover the topic
adequately.  After all, there isn't that much to say about the National
Information Infrastructure yet, and the basic concepts aren't all that
involved.
 
Of course, I speak as someone who is already in the know with respect to the
net and the proposed convergence of various media types.  I am therefore
recognizing what I know in the writing and cartoons in this book.  Would the
material be as clear to those outside the profession?  This I do not know for
sure, and my initial reaction is negative.  Still, while no one over went broke
underestimating the intelligence of the American public, people have won by
betting on brains as well.
 
It does, though, seem a rather counterintuitive project ...
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1997   BKBLDINH.RVW   961216

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