AOL's low-cost connecting

Starting this month America Online will help low-income and minority households get connected by selling low-cost PCs with a year of dial-up Net service, Reuters reports. AOL says it hopes to attract the 27% of US homes comprised of seniors, African Americans, and Hispanics who don't own a computer. Reuters cites AOL figures showing that, with 2 million members, the ISP's Latino service, launched last October, is a leading online service provider for the US Spanish-speaking community. AOL will launch Blackvoices next month. The new connected-PC package will be sold at Office Depot stores.