From: salnick@dejavu.spk.wa.us (Bob Salnick)
Subject: Re: VR '91/SF: Monday afternoon
Date: 30 Sep 91 03:50:12 GMT
Organization: Not Organized



In article <1991Sep28.202608.25438@milton.u.washington.edu> bross@nas.nasa.gov (Bill
Ross) writes:
>
>
>David Hon, Businessman
>
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>Bradford Smith, Professor
>
>Showed an animated business model reflecting a spreadsheet; graphics of 
>cash flows resembling the Napoleon's March casualties I saw in a standard 
>textbook on graphing: lines got thicker when volume increased. Resevoirs/
>debts also shown. One or two people spontaneously applauded. He pointed 
>out an overly large stockpile of raw materials, and you could see the 
>cash flow cycle into the red (more and more?). An excellent application. 
>Seemed there was already some blurring of distinction between the economic 
>model (basis for the spreadsheet) and the graphics. Looks like VR may pave 
>the way for Hypercard.
>
>Charles Grantham, Professor
>
>"... merge ourselves in the actual data space that describes the business
>enterprise ... cognitive picture of the virtual company"

Is there any more on this?  This may be just what I need to get my local version
of 'corporate America' started thinking about VR...

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