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Computers
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I bought a Mac. -
They come in threes
What happens when the inevitable happens not once, but three times in four days? -
Time-sharing and terminals back in vogue
HP steps into Apple territory (again) by offering computers to schools. The difference is these computers are for African schools and are designed to save the schools up to 60 percent of their computer costs. It manages this by harkening back to the early days of computing: one CPU can be used by four people. There are no plans — for now — to make the HP Multi-user 441, though -
Geeks anniversaries
A couple of anniversaries that helped shape a generation or two of geeks: BASIC is 40, and Space Invaders is 25 -
Distributed computing renamed
Apparently distributed computing (of SETI@Home fame) is now called grid computing. -
Speaking the unspoken
Here’s a new way to put words in your mouth: MIT has developed software that creates video of people saying words they have never spoken. While good for computer animation, it could become a powerful tool for propoganda, as the The Boston Globe briefly mentions in it’s overview of the technology. -
Microsoft phones home
With the desktop and the Web browser locked-up—and established beachheads in the TV, PDA, and gaming console worlds—Microsoft jumped into the cellphone market today by unveiling “recipes”, including PhonePC, that let manufacturers quickly build wireless components (like Net access) into their phones. Nokia, Motorola, and Ericsson are all offering their own flavours of this technology. -
The Meta Pad
Though a good couple years away from consumer use, IBM’s Meta Pad could be an amazingly convenient piece of hardware.