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It takes a village to be online.
a snippet from the CNN article:
Pedaling onto the Information Superhighway
Laos villagers to get online with bike-powered PCs
Tuesday, February 18, 2003 Posted: 10:21 AM EST (1521 GMT)
BAN PHON KHAM, Laos (AP) -- Villagers in this remote jungle hamlet have lived for years without electricity or telephones, relying on occasional visitors and a sluggish postal system for news of the outside world.
But soon many of its residents will be jumping on stationary bikes to pedal their way onto the Information Superhighway.
Custom-built computers -- running on bicycle-powered generators -- will transport villagers from rice fields to chat rooms and Web sites worldwide. They'll be able to monitor rice and vegetable prices, sell handicrafts and e-mail relatives.
a snippet from the CNN article:
Pedaling onto the Information Superhighway
Laos villagers to get online with bike-powered PCs
Tuesday, February 18, 2003 Posted: 10:21 AM EST (1521 GMT)
BAN PHON KHAM, Laos (AP) -- Villagers in this remote jungle hamlet have lived for years without electricity or telephones, relying on occasional visitors and a sluggish postal system for news of the outside world.
But soon many of its residents will be jumping on stationary bikes to pedal their way onto the Information Superhighway.
Custom-built computers -- running on bicycle-powered generators -- will transport villagers from rice fields to chat rooms and Web sites worldwide. They'll be able to monitor rice and vegetable prices, sell handicrafts and e-mail relatives.
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