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- From: rice@ttd.teradyne.com
- Subject: Re: Computing Across America
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.174810.1@ttd.teradyne.com>
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- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 22:40:52 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul24.132504.17064@qiclab.scn.rain.com>, leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson) writes:
- > laurelh@titan.ucc.umass.edu (Laurel Hellerstein) writes:
- >
- >>Today Phil Donahue featured a man buy he name of Stephen Roberts who
- >>travels across the US on a bicycle that is totally connected to
- >>the rest of the world via various computers. He spoke at length
- >>about his activity on Internet and how he is never lonely, keeps
- >>in touch with the world etc. by his on-board computers.
- >
- >
- > I find it rather amusing that you *automatically* assumed he was on the
- > Internet. We aren't the only nationwide network. And if you are travelling
- > unless you are lucky about arranging things in advance, I'd say the
- > commercial networks are a better bet! (gotta be cheaper than long
- > distance back to your home machine!)
- >
-
- Gee. I find it rather amusing that you *automatically* assumed he was NOT
- on the Internet. Since he specifically said that he was on the Internet, and
- also spent some time on GENIE. C$Serve is NOT the 'worlds greatest nationwide
- network' and Everybody's not on it....
-
- Obviously you didn't see the show...
-
- J.R.
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