Some say the Internet is the savior of the world. It will bring together all the peoples of the world for universal peace. The great equalizer, the educator, the cash cow, the greatest communications infrastructure ever created. The World Wide Web is the greatest technological development of my lifetime, the "end all" of killer applications for personal computers. And if you've never used a computer, maybe you've never seen one in real life. Would you know how to turn it on, let alone connect to the information superhighway? I bet not. America was founded on the idea of ​​equality for all its citizens. The price of a computer is the same for all consumers, but that does not make it affordable for everyone. So what to do when equality is not enough? Only 41.5% of households have Internet at home. (In Class I tables) Most people turn to other places, for example school, work, community centers, libraries or internet cafes, to access the Internet and computers. It's not their fault, but the infrastructure is simply not completely in place to allow access to all citizens. Is universal internet access something the government is willing to provide or something we will do as independent citizens? By focusing on technology infrastructure, we can bridge the digital divide. The digital divide is the poverty line of the 21st century. This is the term used to describe the separation between people who have access to, knowledge of, and training on new technologies, and people who have little or no access and no technical knowledge of the technology. The term digital refers to the format used by computers called binary code. Binary code is compiled of ones and zeros (1001110001), it is a basic computer language. When tech gurus started talking about codes and servers, you might be confused, but what if the terms disk drive, modem, download, email were just as confusing? This is a reality for a large part of the population. The distribution of our technological knowledge and access to technology is not demographically balanced. This division is not based solely on economic factors, cultural and educational factors also play a major role. This digital divide is a fixable problem and in fact, the divide has started to close. The numerically divided population has similar demographics, generally it... middle of paper ...... think of millions of students all being trained in Acme software and Acme systems, when they get a good job and buy their own computer, chances are they'll stick with Acme and that's how capitalism is supposed to work. So I would say to Acme to take a risk with our poor and uneducated, they need to have a level playing field. Works Cited Casillas, Ofelia; Los Angeles Times; August 4, 2001; An assist from Magic Johnson. URL http://latimes.com/news/local/la-000063338aug04.story In Class Charts Digital Divide Conference, John Decker, December 4, 2001, URL http://courses.sdsu.edu/bin/common/course. pl?course_id=_57_1&frame=topJohnson, Carrie; Washington Post; December 11, 2001; Microsoft revises its private lawsuit offer; URL http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22672-2001Dec10.htmlLinn, Allison; Los Angles Times; November 26, 2001; Microsoft settlement plan criticized; URL http://latimes.com/technology/wire/sns-ap-microsoft1127nov26.storyNewman, Morris; Los Angles Times; January 25, 2001; CyberSouth Central; URL/