The Decision that I nominate as the most important decision of the Century was the choice of NAZI army forces to use mechanical coding systems during WW2 to send messages. This decision 1) was the first decision of the information age, before codes had been human based ( ie using American Indian languages, or books) 2) Resulted in the developments at Blechley park leading to the codebreaking computer and thus the rise of the modern computer and the Information Age 3)Because of the Blind acceptance by the Nazi's that the system was foolproof, when the code was broken it was a continued source of useful information that strongly helped win the war and changed the geopolitical structure of the world for at least the second half of the century Allan Ross Kreuiter "[log in to unmask]" Information Technology Educator Powerhouse Museum http://www.phm.gov.au PH 61 2 92170590 FAX 61 2 92170441 "Work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one's watching."