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News: San Francisco Cafes on the Internet
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San Francisco Cafes on the Internet
Fortune Magazine reports that
eighteen doffeehouses in and around San Francisco have
gone on-line, installing computers terminals that
operate more or less like jukeboxes. A quarter in
the slot buys four minutes during which you can hook
into the Internet. Says the founder
of SF Net, which builds and programs the cafe computers:
"We specifically target cafes in low-income areas.
We're trying to get the have-nots on computer."
Chat network is
the most popular feature of the cafe's computer. There
are 450 subscribers who pay $7 a month for access to the
system from home. Negotiations are underway for similar
installations in New York City, Minneapolis, and
Atlanta.