Never mind that Thomas never attended college and, for that matter, doesn't know how to go online without help. It could be a bigger idea than Wendy's. It's cheaper than constantly buying new software. It's hard to find a spot on the IU campus that doesn't have a computer. The university has dotted the campus with nearly 2,000.
Computers line the student center.
And they're propped atop kiosks in dormitory hallways. The computer isn't just a study tool. It has become totally integrated in the lives of our students. There's stiff competition to be the top tech school. In a partnership with Lucent Technologies, the school is installing radio transmitters all over campus and selling wireless communication cards that let students access the Internet from their laptop computers without being hooked to a telephone line.