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Repo, Aatto J. – 1983
This document describes the development of computer conferencing (CC) and its role within information service communities, particularly in Finland and Sweden. CC is defined as a computer-based messaging (CBM) system providing an asynchronous communications structure for group work. It is noted that CC differs from electronic mail and that CC…
Descriptors: Digital Computers, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Information Scientists
