10-28-2004, 02:54 PM
Hi,
Good luck finding your source. Part of your problem in doing so is that by 1989, 'online' could very well have meant 'on the Internet'. We had Internet access at WSU in the early '80s and at Boeing in the mid to late '80s. And, if one knew the right people, one could get a dial in account at a college or university machine and have Internet access from home as early as '89 or '90.
Frankly, I think you're looking in the wrong place. Rather than trying to prove in general what 'online' meant in the late '80s (which, unfortunately, would include a usage contrary to your thesis), you would be better off finding some other writings by Haas from that period, or perhaps a reply by one of his supporters or opponents contemporary with that paper, that shows that, in this context, 'online' did not mean 'on the Internet'.
Failing that, you might have a hard time making your point and might be better off dropping it in favor of more supportable evidence.
--Pete
[wcip]Angel,Oct 28 2004, Wrote:Do you know of any dictionaries that backtrack in time for outdated definitions? I'm googling like a madman, but have not been able to come up with anything yet.
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Good luck finding your source. Part of your problem in doing so is that by 1989, 'online' could very well have meant 'on the Internet'. We had Internet access at WSU in the early '80s and at Boeing in the mid to late '80s. And, if one knew the right people, one could get a dial in account at a college or university machine and have Internet access from home as early as '89 or '90.
Frankly, I think you're looking in the wrong place. Rather than trying to prove in general what 'online' meant in the late '80s (which, unfortunately, would include a usage contrary to your thesis), you would be better off finding some other writings by Haas from that period, or perhaps a reply by one of his supporters or opponents contemporary with that paper, that shows that, in this context, 'online' did not mean 'on the Internet'.
Failing that, you might have a hard time making your point and might be better off dropping it in favor of more supportable evidence.
--Pete
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