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To: Bill J. Landis who wrote (231)3/9/1999 11:55:00 AM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) of 411
 
WSJ, I think, had an article on internet cafes folding. Our local internet cafe, owned by a friend of mine, is close to going out of business. Too many people who don't know what they're doing "trying out' the net there and screwing up the systems and requiring lots of service time to help and reset the systems, but not becoming long term customers because either they can't figure out the net or don't find it worthwhile, or if they do they buy their own system. Cheap computers and fast modems make it too easy to access the net from home. More and more public libraries are offering free internet access (ours does, for example). Kinkos and other copy centers offer access. More local and community colleges are offering computer classes with cheap lab time. I think going internet cafe would be a BIG mistake.
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