A school computer system using primarily donated 486's and Pentium 75's isn't going to have its students sitting around waiting for Netscape pages to load or even IE pages. They're going to use Lynx.
Even IE under Win95 is horribly slow rendering HTML on a computer of that vintage. If they do use a graphical browser they're going to disable image rendering.
Actually, there already exists a revolutionary transportation device that threatens to render existing infrastructure obsolete. It is over 100 years old, is the most efficient type of transportation know to man, requires no electricity or fossil fuels, and can be assembled easily with common tools from standard parts. Its a bicycle.
Recent advances in CAD and laminar flow have led to vehicles that exceed 85 mph (see http://www.e2000.net/#PersonalSummary) when operated by non-athletes. Of course, these vehicles are not mass-produced because of a lack of consumer interest. They are still tens of thousands of dollars less than high performance Olympic track bikes OR electric cars and hybrid vehicles (most of which actually can't go over 85 mph).
What is wrong with the public? People see pedals and are afraid they will be forced to do some work. 60% of Americans are overweight and 30% are obese. Its time to put away the car keys.
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A school computer system using primarily donated 486's and Pentium 75's isn't going to have its students sitting around waiting for Netscape pages to load or even IE pages. They're going to use Lynx.
Even IE under Win95 is horribly slow rendering HTML on a computer of that vintage. If they do use a graphical browser they're going to disable image rendering.
Actually, there already exists a revolutionary transportation device that threatens to render existing infrastructure obsolete. It is over 100 years old, is the most efficient type of transportation know to man, requires no electricity or fossil fuels, and can be assembled easily with common tools from standard parts. Its a bicycle. Recent advances in CAD and laminar flow have led to vehicles that exceed 85 mph (see http://www.e2000.net/#PersonalSummary) when operated by non-athletes. Of course, these vehicles are not mass-produced because of a lack of consumer interest. They are still tens of thousands of dollars less than high performance Olympic track bikes OR electric cars and hybrid vehicles (most of which actually can't go over 85 mph). What is wrong with the public? People see pedals and are afraid they will be forced to do some work. 60% of Americans are overweight and 30% are obese. Its time to put away the car keys.