<LISTADMIN_NOTIFICATION> Mailing List Netiquette *demands* the use of coherent threads. When you simply hit the "Reply" button of your mailer and just change the subject line, you do not create a new thread, you create a nuisance that completely messes up mail threading.
This bad mailing list behaviour. Pls refrain from doing this. </LISTADMIN_NOTIFICATION> On Sun, 2004-08-08 at 03:07, peekay wrote: > i'm old .. and a bit forgetful > > but in younger days, i came > across a dos program that > 'predicted' word combos from > the dictionary correspoinding > to the numbers being punched > from the numeric keypads > > now-a-days, with the T1 dictionary > in cellphone, typing sms is > pretty fast .. and lesser > key strokes are a real boon > > when will this be done on > keyboards ? > > logic would be .. use a pencil ! > > ha haa .. ok .. here are the > detials .. use a pencil or > permanent ink marker .. and > write the abc on the numeric > keypad's 2, def on 3, and so > on .. like the cell phone > > the s/w should interpret the > numerical inputs and suggest > words .. like it does in sooo > many places (autofill in browsers, save-as box in OS, > sms in cellphones) > > user would just choose the > right one > > there is 'fast type' s/w for > dos or windows which helps > quicker inputs > > imagine speed typing in > localisation scenarios .. all > those matra-ing .. and conjuncts > and loooong words .. pc will > do the hard work > > ..peekay > > (be good) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Indranil Das Gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Prof. Ashoke Ranjan Thakur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Prof. Venkatesh > Hariharan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Tamal Sen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dr. > Nagarjuna G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Prof. P. K. Das" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > "Dr. Bula Bhadra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 8:56 PM > Subject: [ilug-cal] A walk across The Digital Divide - An experience > > > > Hi, > > > > Over the last one and half years, I have been experimenting with the > > idea of Localized Low Cost Computing and interacting with end-users to > > see if and how The Digital Divide can be crossed. During this time I > > have often been pleasantly surprised by the adaptive capability of our > > people living on the wrong side of the Divide. > > > > Day before yesterday was something special that I will remember for very > > long time. Here's that story [1] from my blog. > > > > <BLOGPOST> > > > > Today I reached WBUT at 12 O'Clock. Palashendu and the rest of the > > Redhat Team was supposed to come down for a meeting with "The Boss". On > > my way over, I was worried that without Sayamindu, Soumyadip or me being > > around to switch on the LTSP server, our Santhali L10N colleagues may be > > sitting in the lab without being able to get any work done. > > > > Boy! was I surprised when I reached there... they were busy, with > > fingers flying at their designated terminal! Intrigued as to who may > > have set them up, I asked them only to find that the younger one among > > our volunteers - Ajay Hembrom had done it! > > > > Seems that by watching us go over our daily business at the lab, they > > had quietly picked have out what all they needed to switch on and in > > which order. Quite a few things actually - the main switch board -> the > > power up LTSP server -> switch on another switch board -> switch on the > > power strip supplying the 100MB/s switch connecting our LTSP terminals > > -> switch on their terminal and bootup into their localized desktop. > > > > Some may wonder what is really so extraordinary... well for one, they > > are using computers for the first time in this lab. It took me a lot of > > patience and nearly 10 days to get them to understand that they really > > needed to press the <enter> key after entering their login ID and then > > again after entering their password. From their perspective it was the > > computer which was being stupid... asking them for their login and > > password, which they were entering and still the darned beast would > > foolishly sit idling waiting for who knows what! > > > > Make no mistakes, they are intelligent people, only that being on the > > other side of the Digital Divide, computers and IT happened to have > > largely passed them by. This last one month has been their first > > up-close and personal interaction with computers. > > > > Once more, I found myself wondering over the innate intelligence and > > adaptive vitality of our people. I wish some of the armchair-preachers > > of "technology to the masses" who banter endlessly about the > > user-friendliness of technological interfaces, had been with me at that > > moment. > > > > </BLOGPOST> > > > > cheers, > > --indra. > > > > > > References: > > > > [1] http://blogs.randomink.org/node/view/106 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
