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Article #5Re: ISPs for seniors?
From: Krissy Werling
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 23:38
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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