IMPACTS
OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The Machine Room
http://www.machine-room.org
The Machine Room is a huge data base of obsolete computers which is a
fascinating and informative journey over the scrap heap of 'innovative'
techno design. While there are plenty of quips about how the dominance
of IBM ended the life of many a well designed PC, there is no sense of
reflection on the impacts of accelerating obsolescence. Old computers
are just collectables: aestheticised objects of a nostalgic gaze.
Communications for a Sustainable Future
http://csf.colorado.edu/
End-Use Forcasting Group
http://enduse.lbl.gov
Virtual Society Research
Project
http://virtualsociety.sbs.ox.ac.uk
IEEE Spectrum Online
http:// www.spectrum.ieee.org
Spectrum Online is the publication of the IEEE a US society for engineering
technology, computer engineering and communication technologies. This
journal offers useful information on technological products from an engineering
perspective.
Philips
Design
http:// www.design.philips.com
A somewhat annoying Flash intro, however some excellent product-based
resources for the impacts of IT. See for example the report on the Philips/Levis
'intelligent' jacket!
GE Plastics
http:// www.ge.com/gep/homepage.html/
Loads of information on various plastics, little on environmental impacts.
