Theos-Talk Archives (November 1999 Message tt00017)

	I didn't see Doss' original message, but: 

	A) The personal computer was invented in 1976; it had not reached 10
million households by 1983. 

	B) When the Internet was 4 years old, it had not reached ANY
households. While household access to the Internet was indirectly
available by the mid '80's (via BBS's with Internet connections) even
those hadn't reached 10 million households. America Online (who likes to
pretend that it is the Internet) didn't even reach 10 million households
within 4 years of its creation (as a club for Commodore 64 users). In
fact, it took the Internet on the order of 30-35 years to reach 10
million households.

Martin Leiderman wrote:
> 
> And Pokemon just 1 week.
> 
> RAMADOSS@eden.com wrote:
> 
> > Here is some interesting info.
> >
> > How long it took inventions to reach 10 million housholds.
> >
> > Telephone   ---           38 yrs
> > Fax            ---           22 yrs
> > Cable TV    ---           25 yrs
> > Cell Phones -              9 yrs
> > VCRs          -              9 yrs
> > Personal Computers -- 7 yrs
> >
> > Internet                    -- 4 yrs
> >
> > While thesophists may be interested in "Ancient" Wisdom, and some may not
> > understand or avoid Internet and want to mimick the living conditions in
> > Tibet, the fact of the matter is modern technology should be fully utilised
> > to make theosophy reach as many people as possible.
> >
> > I suppose there may be many greying lurking undecided skeptics of Internet.
> > There appears to be many "theosophists" who may think or imagine they are
> > closer to the being initiates, on the way to adeptship and who care less or
> > do not understand Internet. Hopefully the statistics may make them think
> > and meditate to find out what Internet can do for theosophy, do it quickly.
> >
> > mkr
> >
> >
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