I just saw a special on nightline last night in which Koppel berated his guests for not necessarily agreeing that computer budgets are too much, and not doing good, possibly doing bad for kids, and that more research is necessary before schools commit to computers. it's totally reactionary, and neo-luddite. it's like saying, "stop the world!! it's going too fast!! it's making me dizzy!! I want to get off!!" heck, wasn't it just a few weeks ago the govt was screaming in a study about how there would soon be a shortage of computer scientists? the hypocrisy of the establishment is always breathtaking and unparalleled. one researcher said that it was causing kids not putting up with frustration or frustrating experiences as much. well, hallelujah I say!! if the sheeple of this country had less tolerance for the intolerable situations regularly encountered in schools, govts, business, etc.-- perhaps it would GO AWAY as they exert their influence and pressure and displeasure. imho, the "powers that be" are terrified of computers. PCs are very egalitarian and are creating a new revolution in information flow and economies. a student who understands how to navigate through the world of knowledge without a chaperone is a dangerous, freethinking individual in our current stifling, asphyxiating intellectual atmosphere. the whole image of parents limiting how much their children can surf the net is quite amusing to me. it's like trying to push a river. computers have shown up on the radars of the "powers that be" as having an alarming effect on the people that use them. perhaps they are less likely to tolerate crap in their lives? less tolerant of worthless "middlemen", or less politely, parasites? forgive me if I may be a bit more sharp here. there are many, many parasites feeding off the crap of our culture, and they don't want that crap to dry up. but cyberspace has a remarkable ability to cut through the crap and the parasites. "the speed of cyberspace"... a new speed limit in the world. or rather, a new breakdown in all previous limits. a speed UNLIMIT. oh, the terror! kids might even get bored with our cultures 2 great opiates: sports and entertainment. who knows what will happen then? tyranny is held in place by frivolous and meaningless pastimes and amusements in our world. fortunately, PCs and the internet are now an unstoppable force. we will see soon what happens when it meets many "immovable objects" such as govt ineptitude, intransigence, entrenched control freaks, slavemasters, etc..... PCs are definitely becoming a political and social force now. not all effects are positive, but it's creating a new reality I vastly prefer to the old, shriveled up one.