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BAN PHON KHAM, Laos -- Villagers in this jungle hamlet have lived for years without electricity or
telephones, ...
But soon many of its residents will be jumping on stationary bikes to pedal their way onto the
Information Superhighway.
Custom-built computers--running on bicycle-powered generators--will transport villagers from rice
fields to chat rooms and Web sites worldwide...
They connect to the Internet with a radio network and are powered by hulking batteries attached to
stationary bicycles imported from India. One minute of pedaling yields five minutes of power.
full story at:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0302140069feb14,1,6737242.story
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Mike Kruger Yukon dream of living in the north but it isn't worth Aleutian sleep about
it.
telephones, ...
But soon many of its residents will be jumping on stationary bikes to pedal their way onto the
Information Superhighway.
Custom-built computers--running on bicycle-powered generators--will transport villagers from rice
fields to chat rooms and Web sites worldwide...
They connect to the Internet with a radio network and are powered by hulking batteries attached to
stationary bicycles imported from India. One minute of pedaling yields five minutes of power.
full story at:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0302140069feb14,1,6737242.story
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Mike Kruger Yukon dream of living in the north but it isn't worth Aleutian sleep about
it.