The story talks about how the industry and IT are at a crossroad similar to the one 25 years ago with the transformation from traditional mainframes and terminals to the new class of end-user devices in the Personal Computer.
"This latest Gorbachev plea for substantial American taxpayer credit guarantees should be viewed by the world as a revealing and critical test of the Bush Administration's policy toward the fragmenting Soviet Union at an historic crossroad, " said Roger W. Robinson, Jr.