Some say the Internet is the savior of the world. It will bring together all the people of the world for universal peace. The great equalizer, the educator, the cash cow, the greatest communications infrastructure ever. The World Wide Web is the greatest evolution of technology in my lifetime, the "end all and be all" of killer applications for the personal computer. 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 access 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 this does not make it accessible to everyone. So what do we do when equality isn't enough? Only 41.5% of families have Internet at home. (In Class I classifications) Most people turn to other places, such as school, work, community centers, libraries, or web cafes to access the Internet and computers. Through no fault of their own, the infrastructure is simply not fully set up to allow access for all citizens. Is universal internet access something the government is ready to provide or something we as independent citizens will do? With concern focused on technological infrastructure we can bridge the digital divide. The digital divide is the poverty line of the twenty-first century. It is the term used to describe the separation between people who have access, knowledge and training about new technologies from 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 made up of ones and zeros (1001110001) and is a basic computer language. When tech gurus started talking about code and servers you might be confused, but what if the terms disk drive, modem, upload, download, email were just as confusing? This is a reality for a large segment 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 an important role. This digital divide is a solvable problem and indeed the gap has started to close. The digitally divided population has a similar demographic, usually... middle of paper... they think millions of students are all trained on Acme software and systems, when they get a good job and buy their own computer, it's likely that they will stay with Acme and that's how capitalism should work. So I would tell Acme to take a risk for our poor and ignorant, who 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 Lecture, 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 reviews offer for private lawsuits; URL http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22672-2001Dec10.htmlLinn, Allison; Los Angeles Times; November 26, 2001; Microsoft's resolution plan has been criticized; URL http://latimes.com/technology/wire/sns-ap-microsoft1127nov26.storyNewman, Morris; Los Angeles Times; January 25, 2001; Cyber ​​south-central; URL http://latimes.com/technology/la-000007046jun30.storyNTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 2000, URL http://www.digitaldivide.gov/