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DeFanti, Thomas A.; Brown, Maxine D. – Academic Computing, 1989
Describes scientific animation workstations, i.e., computer systems with visualization programing environments that were developed by the Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL) at the University of Illinois, Chicago. The need for visual communication between teachers, students, and scientists is discussed; networking, or televisualization, is…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Computer Science, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedSilva, Marcos; Cartwright, Glenn F. – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1992
Discussion of a Canadian high-speed communications network, influenced by the National Research and Education Network (NREN) initiative, focuses on the genesis of the system; expected benefits to Canada's economy, competitiveness, and social welfare; and specific applications such as library resource sharing, free-nets, distance education, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Competition, Computer Networks, Economic Development
