Friday, February 28, 2003
School Bus With Internet Access?
Posted by Janak Parekh in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 04:00 PM
Why didn't I have this when I was in high school? :cry:
"A teacher on the Isle of Man has come up with a novel use for the next generation of mobile phone technology. Information technology teacher Alex Townsend is using his 3G handset to provide a wireless broadband internet connection for schoolchildren. The Manx Telecomputer Bus has 21 Apple Macs on board, taking computing training to every school on the island."
Now, if they just used a 3G-to-802.11b gateway... you'd be able to surf the net on your PPC on the bus. Admittedly, this isn't a traditional "school bus" per se, but still, it brings up all sorts of interesting ideas.
"A teacher on the Isle of Man has come up with a novel use for the next generation of mobile phone technology. Information technology teacher Alex Townsend is using his 3G handset to provide a wireless broadband internet connection for schoolchildren. The Manx Telecomputer Bus has 21 Apple Macs on board, taking computing training to every school on the island."
Now, if they just used a 3G-to-802.11b gateway... you'd be able to surf the net on your PPC on the bus. Admittedly, this isn't a traditional "school bus" per se, but still, it brings up all sorts of interesting ideas.
