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␈↓ ↓H␈↓α␈↓ ∧+COMMENTS ON VYSSOTSKY'S PAPER

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_Dr.␈α∞Vyssotsky's␈α∞scenario␈α∂of␈α∞the␈α∞development␈α∞of␈α∂business␈α∞computing␈α∞between␈α∞now␈α∂and␈α∞the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓year␈α∃2000␈α∃is␈α∃very␈α∃plausible␈α∃considering␈α∀present␈α∃trends.␈α∃ However,␈α∃there␈α∃are␈α∃some␈α∀possible
␈↓ ↓H␈↓discontinuities.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_1.␈αI␈α
see␈αthe␈αdevelopment␈α
of␈αhome␈α
computer␈αterminals␈αcoming␈α
in␈αa␈α
relatively␈αshort␈αtime␈α
scale.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓I␈αalso␈α
see␈αthe␈α
complete␈αequipment␈α
of␈αbusinesses␈α
with␈αterminals␈α
-␈αto␈α
the␈αpoint␈α
where␈αthere␈α
are␈αas
␈↓ ↓H␈↓many␈αterminals␈αas␈αdesks.␈α This␈αcan␈αlead␈αto␈αsystems␈αthat␈αincrease␈αbureaucratic␈αefficiency␈αby␈αlarger
␈↓ ↓H␈↓factors than Vyssotsky projects.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_2.␈α
Electronic␈α
communication␈α
has␈α
a␈α
second␈αdimension␈α
which␈α
will␈α
be␈α
especially␈α
important␈αin
␈↓ ↓H␈↓communicating␈α∞between␈α∂firms␈α∞and␈α∂in␈α∞communicating␈α∞with␈α∂humans.␈α∞ Consider␈α∂communicating␈α∞a
␈↓ ↓H␈↓price␈α
quotation␈αfor␈α
three␈α
ring␈αbinders␈α
at␈α
$1.77␈αapiece.␈α
 In␈α
the␈αa␈α
predetermined␈α
context,␈αwhether␈α
on
␈↓ ↓H␈↓paper␈α
or␈α
in␈α
a␈αcomputer,␈α
it␈α
may␈α
be␈αrepresented␈α
by␈α
a␈α
character␈αstring␈α
like␈α
"1ZB0461␈α
00177",␈αbut␈α
this
␈↓ ↓H␈↓string␈α∂has␈α∂no␈α∂meaning␈α∂beyond␈α∂a␈α∂very␈α∂narrow␈α∂context.␈α∂ On␈α∂the␈α∂other␈α∂hand,␈α∂an␈α∂equally␈α∂formal
␈↓ ↓H␈↓representation␈α∃of␈α∃the␈α⊗same␈α∃information␈α∃might␈α⊗be␈α∃((PRICE␈α∃QUOTE)␈α⊗(VENDOR␈α∃SEARS)
␈↓ ↓H␈↓(CATALOG␈α∃NUMBER␈α∃1ZB0461)␈α∃(DESCRIPTION␈α∃"THREE␈α∃RING␈α∃BINDER")␈α∀(COLOR
␈↓ ↓H␈↓BLACK)␈α(PRICE␈α$1.77))␈αwhich␈αmight␈αbe␈αa␈α"sentence"␈αin␈αa␈αformal␈αlanguage␈αin␈αwide␈αbusiness␈αuse.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓I␈α∞see␈α
the␈α∞widespread␈α
introduction␈α∞of␈α∞suitable␈α
␈↓↓business␈α∞communication␈α
languages␈↓␈α∞as␈α∞an␈α
important
␈↓ ↓H␈↓development␈αof␈αthe␈αnext␈αdecades.␈α Its␈αimportance␈αis␈αthat␈αthe␈αwriters␈αof␈αthe␈αprograms␈αthat␈α
generate
␈↓ ↓H␈↓and␈α
use␈α∞information␈α
in␈α
such␈α∞complete␈α
sentences␈α
need␈α∞to␈α
know␈α
far␈α∞less␈α
of␈α
each␈α∞others␈α
businesses
␈↓ ↓H␈↓than is required today.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_3.␈α↔Finally,␈α↔I␈α↔have␈α↔the␈α⊗impression␈α↔that␈α↔the␈α↔bureaucratization␈α↔of␈α↔American␈α⊗business,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓educational,␈α⊂and␈α⊂governmental␈α⊂institutions␈α⊂is␈α⊃an␈α⊂unstable␈α⊂phenomenon.␈α⊂ It␈α⊂may␈α⊃continue␈α⊂until
␈↓ ↓H␈↓2000,␈αbut␈αit␈αalso␈αmay␈αreverse␈αsharply␈αwhen␈αmany␈αbusinesses␈αdiscover␈αthat␈αthey␈αcan␈αdo␈αwith␈αmany
␈↓ ↓H␈↓fewer people in bureaucratic jobs and these compete successfully with others.