Hello Dave, >Actually, it doesn't...it's a speculation on the direction >of communications technology, and on what the next >milestones might be.
We can call it 'speculation' or we can call it 'foresight'. But one thing we should look it is the practicality of how much 'power/memory' a person really need? Especially if we are talking about CHILD? I can understand about all the arguement about upskilling of technologies etc., and that infact is even more important one should think about upgrades etc. What is easier to deal with ... distributed model or centralized model? especially the kind of audiences and environment we are looking at AT PRESENT (overtime situation would change of course). Telecenters and using TV as access tool -- My question has always been: why do we need a PC? Most of the answers I would receive these days is: get to the internet. In that case, then we are looking at a tool to access internet. NOT a lap-top per se. Any tool. A way to get to information. In that case, one should provide a solution that is as holistic as possible. A solution that not only provide access to the internet, but also able to train the end-users, support the end-users etc. Let's envision their environment. NOT our environment. Think what a child would need. NOT the needs of well educated, and perhaps with good income adults. Except for a sigle posting, I wish there are more participants from the field. Then we would be able to hear from the horses' mouths. (not intended as insult!) Cindy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============= [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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.
