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Re: ISPs for seniors?

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From: jack
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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From: jack <jackl44@hotmail.com>
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