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Q: Early Distance Learning ( No Answer,   3 Comments )
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Subject: Early Distance Learning
Category: Reference, Education and News > Education
Asked by: richwolf-ga
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Posted: 07 Oct 2003 11:23 PDT
Expires: 06 Nov 2003 10:23 PST
Question ID: 263520
When I was at the School of the Air Museum in Alice Springs Australia
they had a model or photo of a boy peddling a bike to generate power
for radio. I've searched the obvious for this photo to no avail. Can
you find it?
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Subject: Re: Early Distance Learning
From: bobbie7-ga on 07 Oct 2003 11:52 PDT
 
Hellorichwolf-ga,
 

A CNN article “Pedaling onto the Information Superhighway” may be of
your interest:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/02/18/laos.onlinebybicycle.ap/

“Tavee Pularmjit pedals a bike-powered generator intended to run a
custom-built computer.
http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/TECH/internet/02/18/laos.onlinebybicycle.ap/story.laos.online.1.ap.jpg

A demonstration by Laotian schoolgirls of the bike-powered computer.
http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/TECH/internet/02/18/laos.onlinebybicycle.ap/story.laos.online.2.ap.jpg

-Bobbie7
Subject: Re: Early Distance Learning
From: pinkfreud-ga on 07 Oct 2003 12:01 PDT
 
Here is an interesting article about a pedal-operated generator for
radio sets in the Australian outback. Is this the unit you're asking
about?

http://www.antiqueradio.com/traeger_pedal_07-99.html
Subject: Re: Early Distance Learning
From: pinkfreud-ga on 07 Oct 2003 12:19 PDT
 
This page has a small photo of a boy using a pedal-powered radio:

http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/royal_flying_doctor_service.html

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