19 Nov
                
                    1996
                
            
            
                19 Nov
                
                '96
                
            
            
            
        
    
                6:39 p.m.
            
        Eric Germann writes:
The barrier to entry for that poor person is significantly higher, in the real world, for the poor person. Net access may be had for $20/month. But the hardware is a significant barrier for the poor person.
Used PCs capable of providing net access are very cheap these days -- $100 will get you a not entirely unreasonable setup for many purposes. Perry