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Doug Englebart, Rebooted
Ross Mayfield’s Weblog: Doug Englebart, Rebooted: “We herald the PC revolution, but we should remember that it made us forget to share. Timesharing enabled groups to share a common pool resource, sharing that, which impacted social dynamics. With PCs, we were left on our own, however empowered. When isolated, Microsoft imposed constraints that led to the formation of computer clubs. If you want to understand open source, and in fact, the entire social wave of innovation we are in the midst of — have a little homebrew.”
Douglas Engelbart : The Mother of All Demos (1/9)
