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In lively, mordantly witty prose, Negroponte decodes the mysteries--and debunks the hype--surrounding bandwidth, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet, and explains why such touted innovations as the fax and the CD-ROM are likely to go the way of the BetaMax. "Succinct and readable. ......

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Negroponte, Nicholas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage Books, [1996]
Edition:1st Vintage books ed.
Subjects:
Digital communications > Social aspects.
Technology and civilization.
Computer networks > Social aspects.
Interactive multimedia > Social aspects.
Transmission numérique > Aspect social.
Technologie et civilisation.
Réseaux d'ordinateurs > Aspect social.
Multimédias interactifs > Aspect social.
Informationsgesellschaft
Informationstechnik
Zukunft
Technique et civilisation.
Transmissions numériques > Aspect social.
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Summary:In lively, mordantly witty prose, Negroponte decodes the mysteries--and debunks the hype--surrounding bandwidth, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet, and explains why such touted innovations as the fax and the CD-ROM are likely to go the way of the BetaMax. "Succinct and readable. ... If you suffer from digital anxiety ... here is a book that lays it all out for you."--Newsday
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:viii, 255 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:0679762906
9780679762904