One "fact" of the matter are that no matter WHAT the technology or the
tool, some fools will abuse it. Deciding that YOU know best about what is
needed in EMail (even lists) seems a bit presumptuous to me. Sometimes a
picture IS worth 1000 words (but then again, think of how few sets of 1000
words can adequately be captured by one picture).
I further question your presumption that, because you perceive no "need",
none exists. Now I would certainly not suggest that you run YOUR system
(lists) in any fashion you wish, that is the essence of free enterprise.
Customers can vote with their pocketbooks and look elsewhere when whatever
they're using no longer meets their needs/requirements. Perhaps people who
run systems that allow (or even encourage) RTF, HTML, whathaveyou will
flourish.
Oh, and how 'far forward' are you looking? Real-time video? How about
direct connect to the brain instead of keyboards mice and monitors? How
much bandwidth do you think THOSE are gonna take?. Whether I (or you)
like it, currently the bandwidth requirement is being driven mostly by the
entertainment industry. Hmm, a fair amount of the increase in processor
power also. Am I enamored with this? Not really, I've always been more of
a function over form kinda guy...but every once in a while, it's nice to
look at a pretty form 8-)
At Wednesday 2/17/99 19:00, Rich Kulawiec wrote:
>On Wed, Feb 17, 1999 at 01:37:57PM -1000, Victor A. Wagner, Jr. wrote:
>> <flame>Gee, why don't we all go back to monochrome monitors or maybe our
>> beloved ASR-33s and forget all this progress. Sheeesh</flame>
>
>Ah, yes: forget the issue at hand and label the poster a Luddite.
>Score major points! Woo-hoo!
>
>FYI, I've been doing my little bit here and there to push the 'net forward
>for almost twenty years...and if I'm out of step with current reality,
>it's almost always because I'm looking too far ahead, not backward.
>
>Now would you like to address the facts of the matter, or shall we take
>this off-list and flambee' each other?
>
>---Rsk
>Rich Kulawiec
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