Word: cd
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Between us, we had pretty much all the CD's," he says. "Many nights we'd stay up late just listening to them and talking about them...
...their machines lighter and more energy-frugal, only to find their gains undone by the need to include the latest and greatest in their models. As soon as manufacturers perfected light and plastic cases and long-running lithium ion batteries, for instance, the coming of Pentium chips and bulky CD-ROM drives negated any winds for portability...
Apple was able to manage to squeeze so much functionality into such a small package because, if anything, the eMate is a perfect example of addition by subtraction. The eMate is a purely solid computer, with no motors like hard drives or CD-ROMs to drain its power. Instead, data (like that Ec problem set or Core term paper) are stored in non-volatile flash memory that doesn't get erased when the power gets turned...
...ready for consumption. Any objection to the perfectly prepared merchandise is absurd. Looking beyond the bright colors and flashy presentation will uncover the Spice Girls as a corporate fantasy turned real. Feel free to chuckle. Proceed to spin "Wannabe" or "2 Become 1" a couple of times on the CD player for relief. Remember to leave a few minutes open for "Say You'll Be There." Turning on the radio will probably work...
According to a Kaplan press release issued yesterday, the book cover advertises "four computer-adaptive tests (CATs) on CD-ROM" when it only has one such test...