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The Haves and the Have-Nots Beneath all the "superhighway" metaphors and the cyberspace hype lie some serious issues about the social and economic impact of the so-called information revolution. Although computers seem to be everywhere, the people owning or having access to them at home, school, or work fall into certain categories: “The Haves” and the “Have-Nots”. “The Haves” are people who are comfortable with computer technologies, and computers are a consistent part of their …

…younger” 634 saying further, ”Children for the most part, rule cyberspace, leaving the over-forty set to browse through the almanac” 634. That kids know more than their parents or teachers about the Net is not surprising, since generations become successively more media savvy. The facts are still unfortunate— for the students, parents, teachers, and society and they will continue to be until we can better deal with the ever-widening gap between “The Haves and the Have Nots”.