[566] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Only somewhat unkind remarks about K-12....
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Mandelbaum)
Mon Apr 8 10:03:10 1991
To: David Lassner <david@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 04 Apr 91 09:56:05 +0000.
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 91 10:02:42 -0400
From: Richard Mandelbaum <rma@tsar.cc.rochester.edu>
That is exactly what we are proposing to do with many of our sites.
One or two NYSERMail connections, which provide at least E-mail access
to the Internet.
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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. Is this still laughable
in comparison to basketball and music and drug-awareness
programs and class size problems? Where do library books
fit in on the urban reality scale? The point is that while
networks are not going to solve all of K-12 education's
problems, we can't bury our heads in the sand and only work
on one problem at a time, watching the rest of the
landscape slide away.
