--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:06:34 -0700 From: "Virginia R. Hetrick" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Pervasive Computing Sender: "Virginia R. Hetrick" <[log in to unmask]> While I was reading Lily's note about the public toilets, I was thinking the whole time about how people would access the information in a "timely" manner. ;-) Then I remembered my trusty Visor which has a connection to my cell phone. The combination would work just fine. And, actually, the way cell phones are developing such that they actually are going to wind up being PDAs as well soon I think we won't need the connecting wire. Right now, if I could deal with the little tiny screen, I could access my email from my cell phone. This whole process is part of what is called "pervasive computing" where there are what you might think as "skeletonized" devices that provide the information without the glitz and flash (think old-style web pages). A number of coming changes to various standards for the tools used to create Internet "stuff" take the variety of device capabilities into account. vh -- \ / Virginia R. Hetrick, here in sunny California 0 Voicemail: 310.471.1766 Email: [log in to unmask] Oo "There is always hope." My health site: http://www.yana.org/hetrick My computer site: http://home1.gte.net/drjuice Site of the month: http://www.ferrycam.com/ccbainsea.htm --- End Forwarded Message ---