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...computer users, and some enthusiasts within the Clinton Administration, tend to see the information highway as a glorified extension of computer bulletin boards. Vice President Gore talks about making it possible for a schoolchild in Arkansas to have access to a book stored on a computer in the Library of Congress or take a course at a distant college. Mitch Kapor, co- founder of a computer watchdog group called the Electronic Frontier Foundation, wants the superhighway to do for video what computer bulletin boards did for print - make it easy for everyone to publish ideas to an audience eager...
...TEXAS GUNS ARE PRETTY MUCH THE STATE FLOWER. NOW IT seems elements in the state may be exporting a new way to conceal some of that firepower: a holster that looks like a beeper. An internal San Francisco police bulletin warns cops to be wary of suspects using this product, available by mail order from Grand Prairie, Texas. An ad for the holster/beeper reads: "Fast. Safe. Discreet. Press button and front of case pops open and hinges down, allowing instant draw...
...were encouraged to clip the 17-item ads and send them in for tabulation. Most of the questions, however, were phrased in biased fashion, virtually assuring the answers that support Perot's arguments. Those wishing to participate by phone were offered a 900 number. Computer wonks could use electronic bulletin boards...
COMPUTERIZED "BULLETIN BOARDS" HAVE PROVED to be a handy resource for hackers wishing to exchange information and keep up with trends in the computer industry. But now, according to the U.S. Customs Service, these bulletin boards are becoming increasingly popular conduits for child pornographers, who use them to acquire subscribers to a worldwide pornographic picture ring. Last week, in what authorities dubbed "Operation Longarm," federal Customs agents carried out raids in 18 different states on suspects whose names were taken from one of these bulletin boards. According to a Customs Service spokesman, computerized transmission of illegal pornography among pedophiles...
...House domestic policy aide William Galston. "I'm well aware of the quality-vs.-coverage debates," says Galston, "of the need to extend hours and concentrate funds, and I know all about the 'fade-out' phenomenon. On my second day on the job I sent out an all-points bulletin to the academic community, and I have a stack of reports on my desk about 18 inches high, most of which I've read. There's a general consensus that pouring old wine into the same bottles is the wrong way to go. I hope...