Todd Seal writes about the perils of "the smart card":
<<What's the danger, though, in losing one of those cards? Think of how easy it is to lose a file on your computer. Isn't that problem compounded when you have a card that can get dirt in it, can be stolen, can melt in the heat, etc.? For a farmer, that card could become useless very quickly depending on the situation and the care emplyed in preserving the card. Doesn't that smart card become another piece of technology that must be explained and understood? For someone unused to using a computer, does a smart card simply represent yet another thing to learn about? I'm just thinking out loud, here.>> If the public computer is in a church, or library, or office, the cards can be kept there rather than taken home. And note how easily we overlook the difficulties associated with the personal computer. When 20 people each own a personal computer, care and maintenance and repair becomes a personal responsibility, and 20 people have to learn how to keep computers working well. The public computer allows for sharing the care and repair and maintenance as well. Steve Eskow [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
