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[Edwin Pilobello]

No John, I thought I would have, but I haven't.  We all know it's a
tool, an amplifier, a store of knowledge, a processor.  It's just paper
weight without software.  Yet this "Man of the Year" seems to escape the
one word that separates it from its creator.

I can still write up a course description and express (in about 2.5
column inches) that the class is an introduction to the dynabook
paradigm.  Looks like I'm going to have to give it an inch to frame the
thought.

This sure kept me up last night.  No complaints though, it's been a
delightful thought process.

So far the choices are (in alphabetical order) : abstraction,
creativity, intelligence, knowledge, nous.

I've pondered : truth, spirit and combinations of the above.

Cheers,
Edwin

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-squeakland at squeakland.org
[mailto:owner-squeakland at squeakland.org] On Behalf Of John Voiklis
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 9:05 AM
To: squeakland at squeakland.org
Subject: RE: Fill in the Blank


While you've probably already settled on a name, here is my last crack
at
it:

Music is no more in the piano than abstarction is in the computer.