No more illusions
A new survey conducted by the New
York based market research concern,
Find/SVP, estimates that the number
of Internet users in the US is only 9.5
million. The survey suggests that two-
thirds of the Internees users log on to
the worldwide computer network only once a week. Find/SVP's survey ultimately reaches the conclusion that the
population of Internet enthusiasts is
far less than what was earlier assumed
and that much less 'net surfing' takes
place than is widely believed. Marketing gurus now doubt the Web's attractiveness as a - popular medium of advertising.
Specially for you
The US-based Oracle - Corporation is
adding finishing touches to the design
of the first Internet PC which may
soon be commercially available. The
idea behind developing the computer
is that of a relatively cheap device that
could cruise the Internet and. perform
basic computing.
According to the company's estimates, the cost of manufacturing the
Internet PC win be less than $200
This includes, US $100 for four
megabytes of memory and about
US $30 for an ARM 7,500, microprocessor. The rest of the cost covers
the key board, mouse and network connections.
Link as you wing
A private consortium of 11 airlines
will develop a global system for communications, for aircrafts in flight.
This aviation, version of -Internet
will operate like a celluler Phone
system (Communicasions of the ACM,
September 1995).
The communication system would
have the capacity to locate a plane any where, on the globe and choose the best
way to communicate with it by either
radio or satellite fink. It could also
allow passengers to plug in their laptops, into a Jack and establish connections with their I office computers, When operational, it will be 4 major
step towards replacing the radar
technology used today.
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