internet themed restaurant?
docto...@herblink.com
>Chi God (chi...@aol.com) wrote:
>: The other day while walking down U street I stumbled upon a group of
>: restauranteurs that are opening an "internet" cafe. They are going to
>: have terminals available for people to use/play with while they drink and
>: dine or just hang out. I wanted to tell people in dc dining about this
>: since they are the "in crowd". They said they would have full access and
>: top line equipment. If anyone gets there after they open then post here
>: and let me know how it was!
>
>Yuck,
>
>I for one would *never* go to a place where there is a terminal at the table
>What ever happened to conversation???
>Just muy opinion.
>--
I agree! Reminds me of a couple of parties I've been to over the years
attended by BBS people where as soon as they find a computer in the house,
they all gather around it. Kinda gives everyone who uses a computer a bad
name by association.
Jacqueline Gatewood
: Chi God (chi...@aol.com) wrote:
: : The other day while walking down U street I stumbled upon a group of
: : restauranteurs that are opening an "internet" cafe. They are going to
: : have terminals available for people to use/play with while they drink and
: : dine or just hang out. I wanted to tell people in dc dining about this
: : since they are the "in crowd". They said they would have full access and
: : top line equipment. If anyone gets there after they open then post here
: : and let me know how it was!
: Yuck,
: I for one would *never* go to a place where there is a terminal at the table.
: What ever happened to conversation???
: Just muy opinion.
Another opinion:
Great! I think this is a wonderful, innovative idea. A way to draw
people in, even if out of curiosity. Maybe logging in will be a process
that STARTS conversations. Was this sponsored by "Communications Station?"
What a cool neighborhood.
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Rimon Orni
In article <3j24rv$e...@explorer.csc.com> rlo...@csc.com (Richard Looney) writes:
> Chi God (chi...@aol.com) wrote about a place on U ST, an "internet"
> cafe. Steven Schlossman (schl...@netcom.com) responded:
>>> Yuck,
>>> I for one would *never* go to a place where there is a terminal at
>>> the table. What ever happened to conversation??? Just muy
>>> opinion.
> I agree - sounds perverse. I've heard of a place in Santa Monica
> called the Electric Cafe which allegedly had terminals connected
> with other such Cafes "around the world", so patrons could discuss
> stuff with other people at these remote sites. Seems like a dumb
> pseudo-trendy idea to me. Easy to picture hardware that would only
> have been functional during the first week of operations...
It sounds perverse when you compare it to having a nice time at
a restaurant. But when you compare it to being shut up alone all
day in front of your computer - it actually sounds quite appealing.
It would probably make most sense around a campus, or some place where
many people interact only with their computers all day, and would enjoy
doing it in a nice restaurant, with decent food and not only vending
machine junk.
Thought I'd throw in another point of view :) .
Rimon
Jack Hurwitz
>
> > I agree - sounds perverse. I've heard of a place in Santa Monica
> > called the Electric Cafe which allegedly had terminals connected
> > with other such Cafes "around the world", so patrons could discuss
> > stuff with other people at these remote sites. Seems like a dumb
> > pseudo-trendy idea to me. Easy to picture hardware that would only
> > have been functional during the first week of operations...
>
>
> It sounds perverse when you compare it to having a nice time at
> a restaurant. But when you compare it to being shut up alone all
> day in front of your computer - it actually sounds quite appealing.
> It would probably make most sense around a campus, or some place where
> many people interact only with their computers all day, and would enjoy
> doing it in a nice restaurant, with decent food and not only vending
> machine junk.
>
> Thought I'd throw in another point of view :) .
>
> Rimon
Here is my $.02:
I think it could be quite a lot of fun to go to a Cafe with a bunch of
friends and eat, drink, and Surf the Net. Imagine a few people sitting
around and chatting on the IRC, or browsing News. Many a time there
have been several people at my home riding in the back seat of my Net
Cruiser and we had a ball reading outrageous Newsgroups and surfing
the Web.
Where is this place at again, I'd love to check it out.