[514] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Only somewhat unkind remarks about K-12....
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bill Gunshannon)
Fri Apr 5 03:46:07 1991
From: bill@tuatara.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)
To: david@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (David Lassner)
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 91 15:59:16 EST
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <CMM.0.88.670794965.david@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>; from "David Lassner" at Apr 4, 91 9:56 am
According to David Lassner:
>
> LAN's and routers and network managers are a red herring in
> this argument. How about considering a terminal/PC or two
> in every school library with a modem and access to the
> nearest host on a toll-free basis.
Toll-free, there's the rub. Most lower schools can't even afford another
phone line into the building, much less the charges for the call. That's
why I am actively researching the use of wireless LAN technology for this
purpose. It's easier than you might think and when you consider how close
together schools tend to be within a given geographic area, the physics
become a lot better. Now add public access systems at your local public
library and you can see the potential for quite a nice little wireless
MAN.
I have long believed that the power of knowledge/information provided by
global networking needed to be brought below the University level. I am
very glad to see this being espoused by others, especially those in a
position to do something about it.
bill
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