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From: shani@TAURUS.BITNET (Oren Shani)
Newsgroups: comp.society
Subject: Re: Effect of Computers on Society at Large
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Date: 4 Apr 88 06:41:03 GMT
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Ralph Marshall wrote:

> It seems to me that this group should also be addressing the problems
> faced by people who are not computer literate at any level, and thus
> are in severe danger of becoming part of a permanent underclass in our
> society.

I'm glad you are out there to defend the weak, but I belive the problem 
is not that big - or at least may be reduced easily, by making sure that 
the children of today will be ready to the world of tommorow (And there's 
a lot more in that then just knowing how to use a computer)...

...People all over the world, including myself, are working on it... so 
hang on!

Oren Shani

ps: Once I will have practical ideas and plans, I promise to send them on 
    the net.