From: cyberoid@u.washington.edu (Bob Jacobson)
Subject: CULTURE: "The Naked Truth," article in WASHINGTON POST
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1992 20:44:24 GMT
Message-ID: <1992Mar3.204424.7924@u.washington.edu>
Organization: HIT Lab, Seattle WA.



Michael Schrage, a columnist for the LA TIMES, had this to say, in part,
in an article published in the WASHINGTON POST, February 21, 1992:

	To be sure, the technologies of virtual reality are evolving
	and it's unclear what their ultimate forms may be.  But then,
	many believe that virtual reality is the ultimate destiny of
	computer design.

	If that's true, it's possible that  the ex-computer scion
	[writer William] Burroughs [son of Burroughs Computer's
	founder] may ultimately have a greater influence over the
	future of computer software than the son who built his
	father's IBM into the most powerful computer company in the
	world.  Somehow, I find that possible reality as perverse
	and ironic as anything Burroughs has written.

What's the connection?  Get the article and read some intriguing
observations on Burroughs's career and the "leaders" of the new
computer industry.

Bob Jacobson