Recently, while enjoying a sunny afternoon with some friends, a few baby boomers I know were relating some experiences that seem quite pertinent to the subject of how communication is or will change. Young Aaron, the son of a guest, was at a loss when told to call home. It seems our young guest had never had to use a rotary telephone. Confronted with this icon of past technology, Aaron went away with a new …showed first 75 words of 2481 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2481 total…pp 19-20 Menzies, Heather, 'Whose Brave New World? The Information Highway and the New Economy', Between the Lines Press, Ottawa. 1996. Gugelar, Joy, 'Dark Ages Lie Ahead', Ottawa Citizen, Sunday, July 21, 1996, pp C !2 Internet Resources http://www.startext.net/news/doc/1047/1:BIZ43/1:BIZ43061996.html http://www.yahoo.com/Government/Technology_Policy/Information_Technology/National_Information_Infrastructure__US_/ Personal Interviews R. Luijkenaar. 67 Rosedale Ave. Ottawa. 730-9999 Diane Proux. Dproux@ccs.carleton.ca Alastair Warwick. warwrck@nortel.ca