Klarinet Archive - Posting 000364.txt from 1999/03

From: DHmorgan@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Store closings
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 19:58:08 -0500

In a message dated 3/5/99 8:23:29 AM Pacific Standard Time,
charette@-----.org writes:

<< >The world is changing fast and Internet is the way to go.

And what of the majority who _don't_ have Internet at their home? Of
the large number of people who share a telephone? Those are the ones
in most need of comparison shopping since they have limited funds, yet
those are the very ones who can't make use of the Internet.
>>
We live in a society where all but the poorest people can afford SOME kind of
car. Same thing will happen with computers. There'll be a gap for a few
years, and then practially everyone who needs internet access will have it.
Public funds will very likely be allocated to reach the rest--the way phone
lines and electricity were, I believe, subsidized. It'll probably become
impossible to go to a coffee shop or a beauty parlor without a terminal for
customer use, complimentary or for a small fee.

Hopefully with all the time we save on commuting and running errands, we'll
all have extra time to play music!

Truly,
Don

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