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geoff carver <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 31 May 1998 21:48:11 +0200
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yeah, but are brits and irish really "european"???
 
> On Sun, 31 May 1998, Dr Robert Victor Johannes Varman wrote:
>
> > Yes, I must admit that many Europeans are against or slow toward the
> > Internet and related technology. Perhaps it is the Europeans in Australia
> > that are more open to trying new technology.
>
> I can quite happily disagree with the above statement - especially as
> I've spent the last few days entering data from a survey (undertaken
> by the Archaeology Data Service) of British and Irish archaeologists
> on their attitudes towards and use of digital data.  With the
> exception of a few anti-internet diehards (most of whom are located in
> the few remaining Tory parts of Britain.  Hmmmm), the vast majority
> appear to not simply be receptive, but actively encouraging use of the
> internet and digital data.  On top of that, off the top of my head I
> can think of two internet-only academic journals (Internet Archaeology
> and Assemblage) based in Yorkshire alone.
>
> Alasdair Brooks
> University of York
 
lazy bastard finally set up a website:
home.t-online.de/home/gcarver
geoff carver
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