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Article #4Re: ISPs for seniors?
From: jack
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 20:37
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 20:37
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I am not sure this is what you are looking for but ElderVision is trying to offer that kind of service to Senior citizens within senior care facilities. http://www.eldervision.net You certainly are addressing a need. Maybe if Jeff Pepper is reading this group, he will address it as well? (Jeff is the founder of Eldervision). jack In article <94dm06$1ni$1@slb6.atl.mindspring.net>, zeno333@mindspring.com says... > AOL is not a ISP..they are a online service that has a gateway to the > Internet.. > > Most ISPs do not have any interface,..that comes from what browser you use > etc. I have used 2 different ISPs so far and the only difference is the > name, the PPP control panel parameters etc. I think what you should look > into is the browser interface options etc. Any real ISP will not change > that.. > > ---------- > In article <3A6A4A2B.AFEF73C9@sei.cmu.edu>, Barbara White <bjw@sei.cmu.edu> > wrote: > > > > We are interested in learning about ISPs that are geared for the older > > crowd. Do you have any information that might help us? > > > > We want an ISP that has less of a "teenager-y" feel about it and one > > that offers a less-cluttered interface than what ISPs like AOL offer. > > We'd also like something with bigger buttons/navigation areas. (The > > buttons/active areas in AOL are small or narrow and are bumped against > > each other -- this makes it tough for someone with a shakey hand or poor > > vision to select the correct button.) Also, the sheer amount of -stuff- > > going on in ISPs like AOL is intimidating/daunting and that sometimes > > ruins the first experience for older people who are just starting to > > learn how to use computers. > > > > If you have any information about such ISPs, please send email to me > > (bjw@sei.cmu.edu). > > > > Many thanks for any help. I'll post a summary of any information that I > > receive. >
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