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In article <1991May29.184450.14121@newshost.anu.edu.au> cmf851@anu.oz.au (Albert Langer) writes:
>In article <1991May24.011820.9512@agora.rain.com> trifid@agora.rain.com 
>(Roadster Racewerks) writes:
>
>Yes, I think the fact that low income people with C64s can get net access
>in developed countries establishes that there is great potential in
>developing countries (though low telephone penetration is a much bigger
>problem than the cost of computers). But as well as having a phone line you
>are an "information junkie" which would make you fairly determined to get
>net access, and studying to become a librarian. There probably isn't much
>we can do about the lack of people similar to you in Zaire, since just
>access to C64s isn't sufficient. Nevertheless there are enough people
>who could benefit in a big way even with very cheap equipment for it
>to be worthwhile.


>
The dade county  public school system  MIami Florida USA.
made me trade in all my Atari 800's for radio
shack rlx's. On the surface it seems real nice however the ratio of students
to computers went from 1:1 to 2:1. The computers will be auctioned off at
$10 per palate. I don't know how many computers you can get on a palate but
I estimate it to be 30. They'd have to mail them to California to get them
fixed but it seems to me like a way to get emerging nations into computing
at a low price. I plan to buy at least one palate and give them to a
community program that has no computers. I know someone thinks they know
what they are doing but I disagree.
linc
james

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