One of Jamaica's oldest computer users dies

Allon Miller is dead. It was only in July 2007, when at 101 years of age, this gentleman captured Jamaica's attention . At 101, he was an avid Internet user who had embraced the technology and used it daily. In fact, he was reported to have said that it had become his girlfriend , wife and everything. He used the internet to browse the internet and communicate with his daughter via e-mail.

It is interesting that the Gleaner news article at the time claimed he had only received the computer a year before for his 100th birthday. In July of 2007 ,Cable and Wireless decided to offer this phenomenal gentleman free internet access for the rest of his life.

It is reported he dead peacefully in his sleep on February 16, 2008. Rest in peace, Allon Miller.

I picked up news of his death on Tech Jamaica. You can see the announcement at the link below http://www.techjamaica.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46202&page=4

You can read the Gleaner article, 'Still Logging on at 101' right here.
http://www.jamaicagleaner.com/gleaner/20070705/lead/lead2.html

Comments

Anonymous said…
and may his soul live forever in cyber space
12:12 PM
Anonymous said…
Very interesting story!
7:56 PM
Anonymous said…
Internet company is mad cheap. It wasn't generous of them to offer free internet.
They figured he wouldnt even use it b/c he was so old or him would dead off. POOR!
10:09 AM
Anonymous said…
sorry to hear about that....I remember his story and thought he was fascinating!
11:12 PM
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