[WikiEN-l] en: CD! Well, sort of

[Sam Korn]

On 4/5/06, David Alexander Russell <webmaster at davidarussell.co.uk> wrote:
> 2011 articles? On CD ROM? The numbers of PCs with a CD-ROM drive but
> without an internet connection is probably not very high. Now if this
> was a _printed_ copy then it would be more useful to developing
> countries. The motives behind this are commendable, but I don't see it
> working in practice.

While recognising your point, there are countries, particularly in
west Africa and south-east Asia, where having fairly modern
generator-powerwered computers are available but a reliable telephone
connection is not.

--
Sam