| It is even more likely to be wherever the home computer is. The linking of the telephone with the television set was an ingenious initial step toward the domestic penetration of the videotex technology, since such ubiquitous devices had already penetrated the home. However, those devices are so ubiquitous because they are so popular. A device which comandeers both the telephone and the television set is not welcome in many homes. A personal computer, equipped with software and/or firmware to receive the videotex signal, will spare much domestic strife.
Some people have even argued that the window on the world be located in the bathroom. A likely candidate for this window is a a large thin plasma screen on a wall and the wall which is stared at for the longest time is the one facing the toilet. The author looks forward to the Ph. D. theses explaining why women have suddenly become better-informed than men.
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