[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1421] Re: Digital Divide - A Skills or Acces

From: Walter F. Wallace (Walter.F.Wallace@Hitchcock.ORG)
Date: Tue Nov 14 2000 - 13:13:13 EST


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--- You wrote:
How can one access the free ISPs? 
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They seem to be all over the web and include DSL as well as regular hook-ups.  Some places to check out:

http://www.thefreesite.com/

http://www.winfire.com/

In recent journies in and around Chicago and southern New England I noticed lots of give-away CD-Roms with the start-up software for a variety of vendors available at places like Wal-Mart, Cotsco, Walgreens, Blockbuster, etc.  Indeed, they were so ubiquitous as street trash along Lake Street in the Loop that my son filled his pockets with them! 

Walter
Walter Wallace
DHMC 



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