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Speak to Tony Blair about RISC OS |
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(08:39 1/6/2001)
guy (13:55 1/6/2001)
guy (14:03 1/6/2001)
ams (12:05 3/6/2001)
guy (08:27 4/6/2001)
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andrew |
Message #2349, posted at 08:39, 1/6/2001 |
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Here's a chance to ask Tony Blair about the importance of British technology in IT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/vote2001/hi/english/forum/newsid_1216000/1216175.stmI submitted the question. If others do, the BBC might put foward the question |
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guy |
Message #2350, posted at 13:55, 1/6/2001, in reply to message #2349 |
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For those who don't know, Microsoft are busy stitching up Whitehall so anyone who wants to fill in government forms online after 2005 will have to use Windows and IE. A nice row is brewing, with consultations in the offing. Anyone who feels in a position to put the RiscOS side of things (eg who on earth might be putting the OS on lots of STBs/WebbyTV's by 2005?) might like to grab the opportunity.
Here's a link to some of the technical griff.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/19340.html |
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guy |
Message #2351, posted at 14:03, 1/6/2001, in reply to message #2349 |
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Here's a chance to ask Tony Blair about the importance of British technology in IT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/vote2001/hi/english/forum/newsid_1216000/1216175.stmI submitted the question. If others do, the BBC might put foward the question rats! We've missed Mr Blair now. I had to ask Simon Hughes instead. |
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ams |
Message #2352, posted at 12:05, 3/6/2001, in reply to message #2351 |
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I spotted something funny on Sky News where the Mr Blair turned up at a "software company" to give an election talk (in the usual way that politicians seem to do). The commentator said that Blair was slightly embarrassed (he looked it too) to be given a demonstration of that (un-named companies) latest product (if you listened carefully you could just make out the words OfficeXP). I think he may of thought he was going to milk the photo oppertunity instead he was the one getting the treatment ! Still both Labour and the Conservatives in Britain have done little to help IT in their own country (IT was pushed towards PCs and funding was cut under Thatcher and Major, and although Blair has invested in IT it (shall we say) has a distinct M$ feel about it). By the way what had Simon Hughes got to say ? (although considering the electoral strength of the Lib-Dems his response will largely be of academic interest). |
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guy |
Message #2353, posted at 08:27, 4/6/2001, in reply to message #2352 |
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By the way what had Simon Hughes got to say ? (although considering the electoral strength of the Lib-Dems his response will largely be of academic interest). dunno, my work pc has no speakers and the bbc haven't put the transcript up yet. probably they never even put the question to him. if anybody can play .ram files with sound, the interview's at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/vote2001/hi/english/forum/newsid_1229000/1229592.stm |
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