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To: Paul Engel who wrote (62809)	8/19/1998 8:28:00 PM
From: trouthead	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

I don't think it is because it too big of a hurdle. It is that they do not have a strong enough need for what the computer offers. Not everyone wants or needs stock quotes (I realize they do much more). I have a friend who thinks it's sick to sit and stare at a computer just to track stocks. But if their was information he needed and it could only or most easily be accessed via computer, he would learn it in a second. The net will bring the computer to the masses. Someday, from your home, you will be able to price every hammer in a five block radius. Now that's useful.<g> jb

To: Paul Engel who wrote (62809)	8/24/1998 11:28:00 PM
From: Harry Landsiedel	Respond to of 186894

Paul Engel. Re: "When computers are easy enough to use for the "average person", they probably won't be very interesting to use." I believe that there will always be cutting edge computers that will be challenging to use. But the run-of-the-mill ones for the internet & e-mail will be simpler. I think the auto industry is a good example. From the 1st invention 'til the 1920's there was a lot of innovation. It was a steep curve. But by the time cars reached the mainstream in the late 1920's, they were relatively easy to use. HL