Re: ANYBODY HOME?

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From: Paul Henman
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 00:47

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In <Aug20.192541.55546@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> komives@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Robert Komives) writes:

>Let me pose a hypothesis, that just came to me two minutes ago. The portable
>personal computer will be the most important computer export from the first
>to third world. Why, not becauase they are portable but because they do not
>need a reliable plug-in electrical supply. This makes the deomocratization of
>computer capabilities much more feasible.

Right.  Let's all fight for portable computers in the home of every third
world family.  Stuff clean water, health, eduacation, peace and justice.

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