First, long ago we tossed the idea of a "bus"...the van (40 foot
container) would be towed for placement weeks and months on end.
(outside of a Walmart)
Next, it seems to me there is some advantage to having a
self-contained "shell" where the equipment can be stored, used, and
shipped - and where people can make their way to it, and work
shoulder to shoulder.
Just a thought. And you could be right. Maybe a boxes of computers
which have all the information on their hard drivers, and bookmarks,
etc. would be sufficient. Load them on an airplane and have the
people find the outer carton, unpack same and set up shop. Wireless
has changed a lot, that's for sure.
At 7:26 PM -0400 9/14/05, Ronda Evans wrote:
cyber vans? WSU got a large grant to put together a bus with 12
computer stations to take out to the Migrant Workers. These days
the bus is parked and no one can afford the $500.00 a day to run the
bus. We at RECA always do things on a shoestring, we have a 7
laptop, all wireless, with rooter, portable lab, that can be loaded
into a car and taken to anywhere to conduct classes. In the
future I would invision that volunteers would just bring their own
laptops - like they do on plains - hook up to a wireless feed - and
wa la they can help anyone they run into. Ronda EvansRECA
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