I am interested to hear about how the Franklin is using multimedia, thanks for the summary. We at the New York Botanical Garden are planning a site interpretation program which will use a number of portable "discovery carts". These carts will move between garden "hot spots" as the seasons change. We will be focusing on the human story of the site, its buildings, gardens and programs. We all have mixed feelings about technology such as interactive computer kiosks and the like, and even video disks, for a few reasons: 1) Power. Can these things be *gulp* solar powered (I would even be willing to live with them being out of service when there wasn't enough sun, after all everything in the Garden depends on sun.) 2) Maintenance. What is the deal on durability. How do these things work outside? By these things, I guess I mean microprocessors, disks, and monitors, and the interface like a keyboard or touch screen. 3) and most important, I think, is does anybody else think that computer screens look cheesy, washed out, small scale, flat, particularly when set against the outside world? Does anyone here have experience with *outdoor* interactive technology? Thanks, Eric Siegel New York Botanical Garden