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Re: ISPs for seniors?

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From: Krissy Werling
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 23:38
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Eldervision has gone out of business as of last week. I believe there was
an article on the PGs website about it.



On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, jack wrote:

> 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: Krissy Werling <kawst66+@pitt.edu>
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Subject: Re: ISPs for seniors?
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:38:51 -0500
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