Subj : XP Home -> XP Pro
To   : BJ”RN FORSSTR”M
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Mon Nov 15 2004 08:52 pm

BF> JE> Then, I suppose is the question "How/where did they get their computers 
in
BF> JE> the first place?"

BF>Well, I can tell you, they aint having big P4:s and flat screens and all 
that
BF>stuff.
BF>Only old things, what I saw, mostly running DOS. Some had 98 installed and 
some
BF>XP and it took them hours to open any program. They were very impressed by
BF>my P4 laptop with a CD-burner and that I could connect my UMTS (3G) phone to 
it
BF>via Ir and surf the web totally wireless. They had heard that it is possible 
to
BF>make

I am also impressed! My phone must be hopelessly out of date - I've had
it for about 3-4 years now. Only allows me to make and receive calls :-(
Of course that's all I want to do with it. Maybe someday I'll update -
probably when it fails.

BF>videocalls but never seen a phone that could do it and all this and much 
moore
BF>is normal for us to use every day.
BF>And this was only for those who came in contact with tourists. A farmer in
BF>Bulgaria
BF>was very happy when he could change his donkey for a horse.....It's true. 
You
BF>just
BF>can't imagine. They still drive around in Trabant and Moscowitch from 1950 
made
BF>from German helmets from WWII and in old Russian 4WD jeeps from 1938.
BF>So, you see that it isn't like in US or here in every country in the world.

Yes, I can imagine the above. I have been to the interior of Mexico -
was much as you describe for the masses.

Jay
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