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To: Katherine Derbyshire who wrote (43603)	3/12/2001 7:40:18 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

re: US education and research infrastructure Right. Why is Silicon Valley where it is? In the past, wealthy areas grew up at natural trading centers, or where natural resources or good farming land was. But Silicon Valley happened there because of Stanford University. In the future, all wealthy areas are going to have a world-class University at their center, because that is the seed from which it all grows.

To: Katherine Derbyshire who wrote (43603)	3/12/2001 8:04:03 PM
From: Fred Levine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

Something that has been a concern for some time is percolating in my brain. I am having a sinking feeling that hardware is simply too far ahead of the applications. Do we need 3rd generation cell-phones? Do we need mega PC's? How much updating do corporations need? I am tired of shopping on the web, and I hate malls with a passion. I need very little. I keep looking for the killer apps. I thought digital cameras would stimulate demand, and that digital TV would be a monster. We need a more powerful, more reliable operating software system. Let's hope the 3rd world can afford to catch up and buy what we now consider standard. fred