In a message dated 10/24/05 10:24:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >From the NYT: Poor Nations Are Littered With Old PC's, Report Says > > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/24/technology/24junk.html > > Katy Pearce > > I was surprised at how vigorously many countries believe in the acceptance of old computers based on the cost of new ones. In fact in the book I wrote, one of the contributors has created a whole set of projects around used computers. Don't yell at me, I was only the editor, people contributed their own case studies and the ideas vary a lot. But I have been in townships where the computers are chained to a desk, with no electricity or hope of internet access. I am learning lots of ways to infuse technology, but the answer depends often on a number of variables. Those computers used to be given to schools, and were difficult to use. My first teaching assignment in computers was with eleven computers , all different and I had to remember the program, from computer to computer,.. it was a real challenge. I know there are ways of connecting them and using a good one with enough space to network, but I doubt if there are many people who are doing that. In Togo they used them to learn how to build or construct computers because they were so old . Still there are countries who accept , tax, and encourage the shipping of the old computers. Bonnie Bracey ( Sutton) bbracey at aol com _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
