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The Synergy Times
Volume 1, Number 1
Sunday, November 17, 1996 7:25:27 AM
In this issue of
The Synergy Times:
HTTP MAIL and personal pages Pointcast, Yahoo and Excite are close to the personal and active internet systems we have talked about but not really seen until
LIVE.EXCITE.COM/ , this is close to the personal active
internet system we have talked about but not really seen until
NOW
EXCITE at http://live.excite.com/
RE: Web-TV, Excite, Yahoo Personal newspages, Intermind, netangels, MARIMBA, Pathfinder, POINTCAST, newspage, and freeloader
NEWSPAGE AT http://www.newspage.com/
FREELOADER AT http://www.freeloader.com/
PATHFINDER at http://pathfinder.com/
POINTCAST at http://www.pointcast.com
RE: Narrow-Casting
Real work groups with real conversations are possible on the
Internet. Real communications requires participation, two way,
listening and talking; both ways with mouths and ears and eyes,
when there are more that two people relationships happen in many
ways, there are complex inter-active connections, information
sharing not a speech but a creative discussion, not a lecture or
presentation but a conversation, when
SYNERGY
takes over, the
group becomes more than the sum of its members. In broadcasting
the group is always less than its members.
For the first few decades of real radio it was all narrowcasting.
Radios worked to connection remote locations, providing point to
point communications; ship to ship, ship to shore, person to
person. Sarnoff (NBC) and Armstrong developed the technology and
the "radio" receiver in the early days of "broadcasting" so one
"station" could be heard by mass "audiences".
They gave away the
content to sell the sets. Some teachers and managers think they
are broadcasters - preachers presenting material to small groups
or larger audiences. Some teachers think they are group guides,
advisors, counselor and consultants, who work one to one and in
active work groups with a high level of participation.
The "X"
factory and military ( military industrial complex ) are top down
broadcast system, the "Y" human relations methods involved
feedback and market research, the "Z" class or company is true
narrowcasting with active and open discussion.
The power of the
network is to allow groups to form at a distance and really
communicate not be talked at.
Specialized journals, individualized news pages and services,
cable channels are not true narrowcasting but limited audience
broadcasting.
There is a "station" and an "listener - viewer -
audience."
The critical difference is not the targeting of
content, the individualization of pages, but two way
communications, point to point. A party line is narrow casting,
in many ways so are newsgroups, mailing lists, usernets, BBS
(bulletin Boards), and what we are doing here. But.. it requires
participation, two way, both ways, many ways, inter-active
relationships, not a speech but a discussion, not a presentation
but a conversation.
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Networthy/Notworthy
Networthy
The flat, fast, flexable, work force Charles Handy ( Trust and
the Virtual Organization, Age of Unreason ) talks about are now
possible on the web - we become free agents, independent
contractors - temporary team members - get together to do a job -
we provide web pages - site management - instruction in the new
NC ( network computer system ) - all kinds services - LOCATIONAL
INDEPENDENCE via the NC
http://www.nc.com/
RE: Call for bids or partners: Venture Capital for EPCOT II
Electronic Prototypes Clubs on-line Technology:
If people can work at home or at a remote site, the person saves
commuting time and is more productive and happier.
The business
can save major money on office space, $8,000 to $12,000 work
stations, and be free to use more temporary staff.
The total
savings can easily be 50 % over the traditional worker in a
traditional office or service. Sales, data entry, customer
service, accounts, payroll and bookkeeping, even computer systems
management can be done more productively from remote sites.
The
right question is not who can do some work away from the office,
but who really needs to come into an expensive facility to do
their job.
Physical Facilities:
The idea of the "Home Work" club is that
many people need to or rather go to a neighborhood facility where
they rent work stations.
The "club" can be better connected and
have supporting facilities - such as scanners, printers, video
conference, and the worker doesn't have to waste time getting
systems to work, they can just do their work.
We are looking to lease space, then will franchise "
The Club" to
other facilities - schools, colleges, libraries, guest houses,
store front Internet Cafe and Offices.
Hotel Chains: Such as Best Western, Clarion, Court Yard, Embassy
Suites, Hampton Court, Hiltons, Hyatt, Marriott, Quality, have
been contacted. We are looking to lease space in-side their
Conference facilities.
The space is used to set up work stations,
and temporary office suites wired for cable, T1, satellite or
better.
The advantage to a hotel chain is the increase in remote
conference facilities and in-room services for computer
connections. It's like having Cable Movies but in addition
attracts new business from travelers wanting to do "home work"
and locals who can do their work without going to the office.
Communications: We are looking for contracts to provide the
Links.
AT&T, MCI/BT, Sprint, Compuserve, AOL, Tynet, et al., provide
network communications.
The advantage to the Communications
company is to be on the cutting edge of remote work sites,
temporary work groups, work sharing and consulting.
The sites
above can be hubs for ISP ( Internet Service Providers ).
Hardware/Software: We would like NC's built in standard PC boxes
with mother boards, slots CD-rom and the NC/ network as a card.
The Network would provide client program and file space ( Virtual
C drive ) Netscape/Oracle software, Sun microsystems servers,
network management;
The network server could be anywhere -
location tied to communications lines - we plan on running it
remotely not on site.
Venture Capital: .LT. 1 million for 24 months Expected rate of
return well over 100% per annum, y2 = 2 m, y3 = 4m, y4 = 8m, y5=
(2000) = 16m.
HOW TO AVOID BEING BOILED ALIVE
A paper presented at
The Future of the Office seminar,
held at the Institute of Directors, May 12th 1995.
Robert Thompson, Research Manager, King Sturge & Co
Synergy Network is the place to form such groups -
What do you need to do today - we can assemble the people to
help :
NO OFFICE, NO TRAVEL, NO EMPLOYEES, NO Utility billsor
payroll just the best people to do a job NOW, and maybe some of
the same group or others to do another job -
WHAT DO YOU NEED DONE TODAY
RE: Punctuated Equilibrium - PC revolution II How to survive
?
The recruits to a tough training program are traditionally told
to "Look to the right, look to the left, one of you won't be here
next year." Sixty five million years ago, at the annual meeting
of the Dinosaurs /IBM/MS/PC Productions Inc. they heard a talk by
the current management guru about becoming small, fast and furry.
They were told, their survival depended on their ability to adapt
to the rapid changes in their global environment.
The huge
Dinosaurs looked at each other and wondered how they were going
to change from large, cold blooded reptiles to mammals.
The
motivational speaker suggested "visualization".
They should relax
and imagine "in their minds" eye that they were small, fast and
furry. If they had a "positive" attitude nothing was impossible.
It didn't work.
Almost all species that ever existed are extinct.
Human, as all creatures large and small ( except maybe insects )
are not biologically designed for rapid change. What happens is
mass extinctions.
The space ( niches ) made by short periods of
extinctions are then slowly filled ( somewhat at random ) by the
survivors. Species survive by geographic dispersion and innate
variety.
How to survive the mass extinction that NC's will cause among PC
's or how to become very small, very fast and very furry.
The high ground is an expanded vision of the ISP ( Internet
Service Provider ) and this will happen a order of magnitude
faster than most people think.
RE: EPCOT II: Electronic Prototype
Community On-line Technology
MS/GE/NBC, ATT, MCI/BT, Oracle/Netscape/Sun - ( and others )
evolve and create new networks of low orbit satellites, earth
stations, transponders, cells, wires, cables, something like the
NSA/DOD and Navy global communications systems. For big
organizations the systems are almost in place, for middle size
companies they are serviced from "EPCOT II Club Houses ", and
individual consumers on a ad hoc basis using AS phone modem ( or digital connection to replace the analog )s,
cable, dishes, microwaves and what ever sort of works.
The earth
stations are all purpose servers using object management multi-
channel programs to provide complete on-line services. (IIOP)
So you can do a lot of things from almost anywhere. EPCOT II is a
set of franchise EPCOT II clubs offering work station cubicles to
office suites with T3 satellite up links. Within their zone they
are a quality Internet Service Provider ( ISP ) for the big
organization and individual users. People can work on the
road or at home, so they can live in some very nice places.
The
current market targets are places where there is already a high
density of high tech users.
The idea is "synergy" shared
resources rather than stand alone systems.
The idea is "plug and
play" turn-key utilities rather than complex on-site equipment
and operations. Larry ( Oracle ) has it about right but is a
little possessive, Marc (Netscape) understands the technology and
Bill (MS) who is very possessive will get on board by the end of
the year.
Where do you want to be, alone on the California coast, in a
planned community in Costa Rica,
The Swiss or Colorado Mountains,
New Zealand or Australia, the French Riviera, a Greek Village;
the EPCOT work and pay master will
help you do your work, using
temporary synergy groups, video conferences, high quality
image processing, what ever, where ever.
EPCOT II global work groups can produce content, hardware,
software, server management, education and training, video, web
pages, news, applications what ever. It's a company made of off
site locations, with a temporary work group and employment
agency, it's a server of home and remote work locations, it's a
hotel, it's a cafe, it's a node and ISP, it's a planned physical
place and network of hard wired connections between international
high-tech communities of transponders, cables and phones. It is
the Electric Prototype Community on-line Technology of today and
tomorrow, the global village, the world according to Charles
Handy.
http://ear
th.ics.uci.edu:8080/faqs/punc-eq.html
http://earth.ics.uci.edu:8080/origins/biblio/punctuated_e
quilibrium.html
Natura non facit
saltum; ( Nature does not take leaps but it
does?)
Evolution, competition, survival of the fittest is a fact but
Darwin's theory of evolution does not explain the " Origins of
the Species" or the "/decent of man".
The physical fossil record
does not support, and never has, the idea of slow steady
"progress" from simple to complex, in small steps from ammonites
to people. "Time Frames" by Niles Eldredge explains how science
adjusted to the reasonable social expectations of the machine age
by imposing on the data preconceived notions of progress and
order. Darwin's type of slow evolution does happen but so does
rather sudden extinctions and discontinuous bursts of creative
activity.
Physics:
The Uncertainty principle: Con't doc1a.htm (
above )
These people are ready to help with TOEFL, Test of
English as a Foreign Language:
http://www.altavista.forum.digital.com/index_lobby.htm
Floor 503 & 504
There is a
tremendous demand for people with skills as Web editors.
We have set up a tutor page and list for Http editors and
tutors. We will notify companies looking for http writers and
artists. Set your own time and fees. Display your work on site in
this or in
many other subjects
This dream is you are on the beach , in some beautiful spot,
with your lap top and your lover, earning good money. Well with
effort the dream can be real. SOME ASSEMBLE required. You will
need I-phone - netmeeting you can get
Netmeetings 2.0 2.0 even if it doesn't work all that well,
it still is the most useful, you need some experience with web
pages, ftp, IRC etc.
These are the tools of the internet trade.
FIRST you need a web page.
GO TO COPY.HTM the submit it page and do it NOW!
The full length INDEX FIRST PAGE
*SYNERGY-NET
RE: Wanted: Instructors in IIOP; Internet Inter-ORB
Protocol
Up to $100,000 a year. See what IIOP is all about
http://www.pomoco.com
based on industry standards such as Open Database Connectivity
(ODBC), Common Object Request Broker Architecture(CORBA), and
Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP)—that provides rapid, reliable
client/server data access, and enables multi-tier distributed
applications to be deployed over the Internet, intranet, and
enterprise networks.
http://www.nc.com/
We can use
http://www.altavista.forum.digital.com/index_lobby.htm
/ Floor 503
and 504, visit floor 503 for information.
Set your own
working conditions, fees, hours
. I was thinking of small classes at $1,000 fee per student
for about 3 months, and a 80/20 instructor/synergy schools split,
we do the billing and pay most of the operational costs. Clearly
everything can be negotiated. Instructors are independent
contractors.
Maybe someone wants to offer bigger cheaper classes, someone does
more private tutoring
help, the guidelines are open to creative
action. Like most things on the INTERNET, intranets and extra-
nets;
NC's
http://www.nc.com/
we have to make it up as we go along.
We can use newgroups, mailing lists, and newspapers to keep
current on day to day developments in the field. See newspapers
on the ForumForum.
An instructor could do up to 12 classes a year of about 12
students each ( a minion ) = $ 10,000 a class = about $100,000
which seems right for this type of education. If some one wanted
university credit that would add 20 % to 30 % to the cost.
The
university would get $ 200 to $ 300 a students for doing
registration, transcripts and the approval for transfer credit.
TECHVISION:
IIOP
Marc Andreessen, Sr. VP of Technology
In the last two years we've seen an amazing change in
the way businesses communicate.
They've recognized that corporate
networks based on Web technology offer a powerful way to tie
together a variety of EMAIL, database, and operating system
platforms. ... (
see Forrester reports )
A list of NC Discussion sites
http://www.nc.com/
"Networking is an after-thought for a 15-year-old stand-alone
PC system," said Ellison of Oracle Corp. "And you still have to
manage it, administer it and back it up yourself. My mother is
not going to do that, nor are most of the people in the rest of
the world. It is costing corporations and the government $8,000
per year for each PC they own. That includes the cost of the
system, installing software,
fixing problems, training, and data management."
On the other hand, Ellison said, "
The NC
http://www.nc.com/ at Oracle
is simply a network connection device independent of displays and
based on an open architecture. If there is something wrong with
it, simply throw it out and get another one.
There is no
configuration, administration, and management." Except for a
simple operating system, all the data, applications, games,
configurations, and other information
normally stored on a hard disk is stored on a network server.
see ORACLE and
Netscape's plan for
NC ( network computer )
http://www.nc.com/
The next shift catalyzed by the Web will be the adoption of
enterprise systems based on distributed objects and IIOP
(Internet Inter-ORB Protocol).
In a full-service INTRANET different operating systems need to
talk to each other, Java needs to talk to C code on the back-end
system, and different applications need to communicate using open
standards.
IIOP is a standard for facilitating communication between
objects, as defined by the Object Management Group. We expect
that over the next few years IIOP will become as ubiquitous as
HTTP and CGI. ...
IIOP
provides a comprehensive system through which objects can
request services from one another across the wide variety of
platforms or database systems they're built on.
Just as Web technology has helped companies simplify and
centralize the distribution of information, distributed objects
will help them simplify and centralize their enterprise
applications.
For $800.00 ( including monitor ) not $300 the NC can do
everything you do now and a whole lot more.
But I won't have my own programs ?
Why not ! An area on the server your programs C:\ just like your
C drive, D drive, your current files and programs are just moved
over. Anything you do now with a hard drive you can do on the
network - just you can do more. I think you need a read/write CD
ROM and 15 Mb or more of RAM.
There is not only a remote CPU
because CPU works at least at 50 Mb/s read/write and most
networks don't work fast enough.
The idea is to download the
programs that are actually working onto the NC not run them time-
share. Some sort of NETBIOS needs to manage traffic between the
NC and the server. Object management IIOP/Cobra makes NC's
different from the old terminals and time share systems.
But what about the user interface - I am used to Windows or Mac
etc.
You can load windows, NT or Mac the way you do now or use any
general purpose menu.
The main difference is the hard drive
interface, because you can still use sound cards, graphic cards,
game ports, et al.
The big saving come from managing software,
file and disk space, and a simpler operating system.
Too slow ?
Your C drive works at from 4 to 6 Mb/s per second, networks
should work that fast the standard should be 10 Mb/s.
Go to directory, floor 503, synergy:
I would really like it if you would use the ForumForum. Go
in and set up conference, documents, newspaper, mess around. We
will only learn by doing.
You can find out what this conference program has to
offer and we can see how people can use it.
& 504
For Example of tutors or web page providers see
webtutor page
:
http://www.wyith.com/
This is a
REALLY Hot site
with lots of examples of their work
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The
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and
Therapy
This site offers registered users
(it's free) medical information describing symptoms, common clinical procedures,
laboratory tests, and virtually all the disorders that a general internist
might encounter.
The Manual has been a standard resource among medical
professionals for years, and the Internet version also serves that same
purpose. It makes for informative and interesting reading for the layperson,
too, and is likely to be of value to patients and their families as well
as to physicians.
The Mother of all Classified
Links
It sounds like a joke, but it certainly isn't. This site contains
links to 410 classified ad sites on the Net, some free and some not. Whether
you plan on placing your own ad or are looking for the match to the mermaid
table lamp Aunt Wanda left you, the site is a great starting point. In
addition, they offer advice about writing effective ads, have a chat room
to discuss marketing and advertising with other users, and offer the service
of keeping you informed by email of new advertising opportunities on the
Net. Other services and links are provided and well worth the browse.
Marko's
WWW Cube Marko Riedel has created an online representation of Rubic's
cube which takes solving this clever puzzle to a new level. Once users
get a sense of the language of this site, they are faced with an challenging,
and entertaining task.
Charles Schwab Quicken users will
find Schwab Exporter, a free application that may be downloaded from the
Charles Schwab site, to be a useful tool for directly transferring investment
information into their Quicken based accounts. Schwab Exported is designed
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Cyberian Hints and Tricks
How to use "whois" to find people and companies
on the Net and Registering your own Domain Name
Last October, we provided readers with information about registering
a domain name in the United States. As more and more people become involved
with the Internet, we thought it wise to offer domain name registration
information again. This time, we also give instruction on finding out more
about existing domains. Generally speaking, each country has a central
repository of domain names. In the United States, that repository is the
InterNIC, a cooperative effort between
AT&T and Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI). In this article, we give instructions
about registering and researching domains through the InterNIC. While this
is specific to the United States, policies generally do not differ from
country to country, and it is also possible for users in other countries
to register their domains in the United States.
What is a domain name?
Think of a domain name a computer's address on the Internet. Domain
names are of the form xx.xx.xx.xx in which each xx is a word
or group of symbols from the ASCII character set (some characters, like
@ and !, are excluded).
They correspond to a unique, numeric
(Internet Protocol) IP address. For example, consider www.Synergy.com.
There are three components to this name separated by periods, or "dots."
The first is www, or the host name of the computer. This is a subdomain
name and does not need to be registered.
The second component is Synergy.
This is called the second-level domain name, and is the name that is registered
with the InterNIC.
The last component is com, and is called the
top-level domain name.
The top-level domain name describes the type of organization or individual
who owns the second-level domain name. For example, com indicates
U.S. commercial entities, whereas gov stands for government agencies,
edu for educational institutions, net for entities related
to Internet infrastructures, and org for organizations that do no
fit into other categories. Countries also have domains and possible subdomains.
Examples include uk for the United Kingdom, au for Australia,
de for Germany, fr for France, ca for Canada, and
su for Russia.
The InterNIC is the central repository for names
that have one of the following top-level domain names: org, net,
edu, gov, and com.
Each domain name corresponds to a numeric IP address.
These addresses
are maintained in a set of databases called the Domain Name System, or
DNS, distributed through a number of servers throughout the world. DNSperforms the function of translating the word address you type in, like
www.Synergy.com, into its numeric IP address. Each component
of the word address corresponds to a number in the IP address, so www.Synergy.com
and www.Synergy.net would actually be different
addresses.
"whois": Learning more about a specific domain
Every time you visit a site on the Web or FTP a file, you visit a domain.
Every time you receive email from someone, it originates from a domain.
Let's say you receive an email message from someone or visit a site sponsored
by a company you would like to learn more about. You can learn more about
people and companies through "whois",
a service offered by the InterNIC. "Whois" allows you to find
email and postal addresses, and telephone numbers, of those who have registered
with the InterNIC. You can also determine who provides name service to
the domain in question (each domain in the United States must provide two
entities with unique IP addresses that will support the domain being registered).
For example, say you received a message from eg@example.org. Using the
"whois" facility, you can find out who the contact is for example.org,
and might also be able to receive information about "eg", too.
Note that you don't need a Web page to have a domain name. Through the
"whois" facility, you can learn more about people, domains, hosts,
networks and organizations.
The InterNIC provides a thorough tutorial
in using "whois", and it is well worth the read.
How do I register a domain name?
To ensure that each domain name is unique and formally assigned a numeric
address to the name, each country follows procedures for registering names
in a central location. As mentioned above, in the U.S., the central repository
of domain names is maintained by the InterNIC
(a.k.a. the NIC). Registration services are provided by Network Solutions,
Inc. (NSI). While the remainder of this article will address the policies
and procedures of NSI with respect to U.S. domain name registration, registration
procedures in other countries are similar. Entities outside of the United
States can also register their domains in the U.S. if they wish.
If you plan to register your own domain, you will need to file your
information and fee with the InterNIC in the United States or its foreign
equivalent, and find someone who will provide you with domain name service
(many Internet Service Providers will do so). Following is more information
about establishing a domain name.
To register a domain in the United States, start by visiting the InterNIC,
which is the central repository for all domain names ending in com,
edu, gov, org and net. Before you start, you must determine
that the doamain name you want is not yet taken. You may do this through
the "whois"
facility. (Note: To meet increasing demand, the number of high-level domains
is growing, and many, like il.us for Illinois and ny.us for
New York, are specific to individual states. If you wish to register the
name mumble.com but find it is taken, you may want to try something
like mumble.il.us.) Follow the menus to go to the registration templates.
Here you will find a form for registering your domain name. Registration
forms are available in plain text and for forms capable browsers. A thorough
review of what is involved in filling out the form is provided by the InterNIC
in their Frequently
Asked Questions page.
The domain name registration form has 9 sections, outlined below. Once
complete, the form should be sent to hostmaster@internic.net.
You will receive an automated response containing a tracking number so
you can inquire about your application's progress.
Users with forms-capable browsers (such as Netscape) can fill out the
application form online.
Help pages are linked to each section to clear up any questions. Plain
text forms are also available.
Section 0: Here you will want to indicate that yours is a new registration
and provide a brief statement about why you want a domain name.
Section 1 asks the purpose of the registration. In your own words, you
tell why you are establishing a domain. Your answers in this section will
determine what type of top-level domain name (com,org, net, etc...) you
have.
SBections 2 through 6 are for listing basic, factual information. Section
2 asks for the complete domain name you wish to register. Enter the desired
domain name, which you should have predetermined is unique by using the
"whois" facility.
In Section 3 you will provide the postal mailing address of the organization
making the request. At this time, both individuals and companies are allowed
to register domain names.
Sections 4 through 6 are to provide contact information for your domain
name.
