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Subject:	Re: UKNM: Subscriptions
From:	Paul Douglas
Date:	Fri, 18 Jun 1999 17:12:49 +0100

Stefan Magdalinski wrote:

> > > you still watch telly? why?
> >
> > Indeed - why not sit really close to a RealPlayer window and squint....
>
> I see the concept is too alien for you to comprehend. I don't watch
> television, but it's the content I don't like rather than the
> distribution mechanism. I don't want to watch Friends on the web either.

It was a joke. But now that you mention it, the concept of anything more
than a minority of the population choosing not to watch TV is somewhat
alien. At least for the foreseeable future.

> > > > >I used to have an A-Z. I use www.multimap.com
> > > >
> > > > i used to use multimap until i found i couldn't find my way to the
> > > > nearest internet cafe from regent's park road
> > >
> > > I always print them out before I leave.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > > > >I used to buy newspapers. I read about 20 news sites from around the
> > > > >globe.
> >
> > I think this is the point, though. While a lot of information on the Net
> > is indeed free, it takes, for example, half an hour online to locate the
> > information you're after - and even with a free ISP, you're still paying
>
> that, for me, is a very poor example. it never takes me 30 mins to type
> a url, or 30 minutes to find anything for that matter

Me neither - in most cases, at least. But watching friends of mine using
the Web, I've seen it happen. And there's always the temptation to stay
online "just a little bit longer" to follow links...

> > for the phone calls. Then you have the cost of a couple of
> > laserprints/bubble jet prints to add into that. For many people, picking
> > up a daily paper, buying a copy of the A-Z, etc. actually works out cheaper.
>
> ok. I'm not typical. I don't pay for print, and I'm online at work every
> waking hour.

And you're comfortable enough with using the Net to know where to go,
and whether you can trust the information you find.

> > And, in some instances, more convenient: it's easy for people with
> > leased line connections to hop along to a Web page to check for
> > information, but inconvenient for people with one phone line to switch
> > on the PC, fire up the modem and go online.
>
> absolutely. the 3 minute startup time is what really discourages
> continuous seamless web use in the home. roll on better devices.

I'll second that :)

Paul
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