Fyi,
Sorry for any cross postings,
Bob
How does a medical doctor react to his first online experiences.
Follow this article link to the orignal New York Times story because the

brief excerpt below is not enough for those interested.


Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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Source:  New York Times (NYT)
Author:  EDWIN ROTHMAN
Title:      Agony, Ecstasy, Agony: Enter the Computer
Source Date:  July 1, 1999
Resource Type:  News Article
Description/Keywords:  Medicine, Computer Skills, Training, Computer
Skills
URL:  Listed Below Article Summary

July 1, 1999
          Agony, Ecstasy, Agony: Enter the
          Computer
          By EDWIN ROTHMAN

               Dr. Edwin Rothman, 66, an osteopathic physician from
               Haverford, Pa., recently bought his first computer, a
          400-megahertz mail-order machine. His immediate goals? To use
          the Internet to pursue his rare-book collecting, to get
          up-to-the-minute information on his investments and to send
          e-mail to his four grandchildren. Dr. Rothman, while no
stranger to
          gadgets, has never used an A.T.M., has never turned on the
          cellular phone that came with his car and always bypasses an
automated
          phone answering system in favor of a live voice. Here are
          excerpts from a diary of his foray into the computer world.



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