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...sentence? Just scratch it out. Want to add a phrase? Just draw a little caret under the insertion point and start writing. Capitalizing on 30 years of research in handwriting recognition, the system can identify carefully printed letters, numbers and punctuation marks and turn them into clean, crisp computer-readable typescript...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking (Digital) Pen in Hand | 1/28/1991 | See Source »

Best Reason to Overhaul the Stereo System -- Again The long-awaited digital audio tape recorder has finally arrived in U.S. stores. Will DAT -- which makes crisp, noise-free tapes -- replace CDs? Will erasable CDs do the same to DAT? Whatever happens, audio stores will always tell people their stereos are just not good enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Most of Science & Technology | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

...This is the golden age for California wines," says Forrest Tancer, 43, a co-owner of Sonoma County's Iron Horse Vineyards. Renowned for his crisp, elegant sparkling wines, which have been served at White House state dinners, Tancer belongs to the cadre of talented young vintners who are largely responsible for this era of excellence. Their success has inspired ambitious new winemakers all across the nation, even in areas where grape growing is an experimental novelty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: A Golden Age for Grapes | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

...pump up his political standing and divert attention from the nation's economic angst. The real danger is far more subtle and menacing. It lies in the environment of the presidency itself. In the splendid isolation of the White House, the best and the brightest in crisp uniforms and Brooks Brothers pinstripes can, with purpose and convincing logic, expound the virtues of force to fill the voids of doubt that come with such crises. That happened to Lyndon Johnson in Vietnam. It made so much sense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: The Lessons of History | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

...earned respectful -- but qualified -- reviews from car critics, who praise its crisp handling, handsome interior design and solid workmanship. "A major step forward for General Motors," said Road & Track, while Motor Trend lauded the sports coupe as "a remarkable feat for the home team . . . something to be proud of." Even so, some critics complained about excessive wind noise and the raucous sound of Saturn's engine at high r.p.m., which Car and Driver described as "a chorus of Osterizers." Other critics found Saturn's styling to be too similar to other GM models...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Right Stuff: Does U.S. Industry Have It? | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

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