TIGERX.COM Public Internet Library: Desktop Computers

TIGERX.COM Internet Public Library

Desktop Computers

Desktops are also an option, but I do not know anyone that travels with a desktop computer. The most compact desktop we have seen is the iMac, it has a convenient handle on the top to carry around, but is still the size of a 13" television.
So you obviously need the hardware to connect to the internet unless one is provided for you. In a San Francisco airport I was able to check my email at one of their internet kiosks -- like a telephone booth, it had 4 or 5 stations standing on pedestal which takes credit cards, $3 for 10 minutes was the current rate when I first saw them last year. They offered the top services to check your email (AOL, Netscape, etc.) and also to check regular POP (point of presence) accounts. I am sure hotels in the future will also have computers for visitor use, but the main drawbacks are that there is lack of privacy, you are unable to save documents on the computer itself, and it is costly. $3 to check your email in between flights is fine, but if you are connected for more than an hour, it starts to add up.

TIGERX HOME || Internet Public Library || Best of the Web || Advertise || EMail