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␈↓ α∧␈↓α␈↓ ∧pCOMMENTS ON FERNBACH'S PAPER
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTWith␈αa␈αfew␈αexceptions,␈αFernbach␈αcould␈αhave␈αmade␈αthe␈αsame␈αremarks␈αten␈αyears␈αago,␈αand␈αin
␈↓ α∧␈↓several␈α
areas,␈α
he␈α
is␈α
already␈α
behind␈α
the␈α
times.␈α
The␈α
most␈α
striking␈α
of␈α
these␈α
is␈α
his␈α
speculation␈α
that
␈↓ α∧␈↓perhaps␈αa␈αeach␈αscientist␈αshould␈αhave␈αa␈αterminal␈αin␈αhis␈αoffice.␈α Our␈αlaboratory␈αreached␈αthat␈αpoint
␈↓ α∧␈↓in␈α
1971,␈α
and␈α
the␈α
many␈α∞other␈α
laboratories␈α
are␈α
in␈α
that␈α∞position␈α
today.␈α
In␈α
ten␈α
years␈α∞most␈α
students
␈↓ α∧␈↓will have terminals in their dormitory rooms.
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTWhen Fernbach lists the sciences, he ignores computer science.
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTHe␈α∩is␈α∩right␈α⊃that␈α∩the␈α∩Library␈α∩of␈α⊃Congress␈α∩should␈α∩be␈α∩at␈α⊃the␈α∩fingertips␈α∩of␈α∩teachers␈α⊃and
␈↓ α∧␈↓students.␈α⊃ The␈α⊂biggest␈α⊃barrier,␈α⊂however,␈α⊃is␈α⊃the␈α⊂capital␈α⊃cost␈α⊂of␈α⊃reading␈α⊂the␈α⊃information␈α⊃into␈α⊂a
␈↓ α∧␈↓computer file. The file storage and the communication are already cheap enough - though barely.
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ ε|1␈↓ ∧