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what do you look for in one of these places?
- Clean environments and good computers, and of course good pricing
What kind of atmosphere do you like?
- comfort is a big factor, nice chairs and clean computers
Do you want coffee/snacks available to you?
- coffee is a must if its good coffee, junk food is not as good as muffins and cookies and such
Where would the shop have to be for you to want to go there often?
- close to me? a difficult question to answer.. The last one I frequented was far from me, but close to the university
What kind of prices have you paid in the past? What kind of prices do you want to pay?
- $20 for 24 hours is what I paid before..
- The price I'd pay is random depending on what is provided
What would you want in an internet café that you havn't seen in others?
- an email address and hosting space would be cool
- a space with a couch and a big TV to watch movies
Would an office suite be valuable?
- yes yes yes
- and a printer (both color and black and white
- and a fax machine
What kind of connection do you expect a place like this to have?
- fast enough I won't notice Im sharing it (XDSL, 3 meg fibre, NOT a 1.5 meg DSL connection or cable connection)
What kind of machines do you expect? (café and gaming)
- fast, clone is okay as long as its stable
For those of you with alot of experience, do you have any software recommendations?
- Windows XP pro
Your big concern will be security, both of the machines, and the outside line. If someone hacks the pentagon from your internet cafe they will come knock down YOUR door..
I did a full business plan for an Internet cafe so message me if you want further advice or suggestions
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