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...early 1980s -- before the Internet became a cultural icon -- students at Carnegie Mellon University wired photosensors to the indicator lights on a Coke machine, programmed a computer to count the cans as they were dispensed, and connected the whole contraption to the network. By typing the command finger coke cs.cmu.edu, anybody with an Internet account at Carnegie Mellon -- or anywhere else -- could tell at a glance how many cans were left...
...Strawberry Passion Awareness" hardly sound like Coca-Cola products. But when the Atlanta soft-drink maker introduced these and other flavors in its new line of Minute Maid Fruitopia drinks last summer, thirsty consumers could not get enough of the noncarbonated, fruit- based beverages. With catchy advertising and Coke's distribution muscle behind it, Fruitopia has wasted no time grabbing a sizable share of the Snapple-led fruit-drink market, like a parched softball player after a hot game...
...Melrose on our home floor at Wenner. I remember the date for the simple reason that it was the last time that we lost at home during my high school career. The feeling I had while sitting at the concession stand after the game wallowing in hot dogs and Coke is still vivid...
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...quick survey of the term for "soft drink" revealed that the fizzy drink is "Coke" in some parts of the South. It's "soda" in Florida and on the East Coast, and "pop" in much of the Midwest...