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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Open Microsystems, an Austin, Texas, electronic-software-and-services company, in 1991. Seven years later, he had built it into a $5 million business. But, he says, "we had to raise a lot more money or settle into a growth rate that in my opinion wasn't enough for long-range prosperity." So in 1998 he sold out to Gresham Computing, a British firm. Gresham coveted Open Microsystems' technology, employee team and customer list. In return, Gresham enabled Open, now renamed Gresham Enterprise Storage, to "get into deeper pockets," as Groves puts...
...Orleans 2 Cleveland 3 Grand Rapids 4 Long Island, New York 5 Milwaukee 6 Norfolk 7 Rochester 8 Tampa 9 Orlando 10 Chicago 11 Riverside 12 Detroit 13 Salt Lake City 14 Minneapolis 15 West Palm Beach...
...Connor). The Fanny of the novel, a mousy poor relative come to live in the eponymous great house, is here, like the author, a witty observer of the swells at romantic play. She's also the patient, strong-willed mistress of her own romantic destiny who finally achieves her long-desired true love. The movie may not entirely please Austen purists, but it is well acted, and it achieves a strong, smart, engaging life...
...last year and the year before--"Faster. Cheaper"--is this year's mantra too? You bet it is. In fact, lightning-quick machines for less than $1,000 have become so common that the issue is no longer productivity but entertainment and the push for real simplicity--the long coming of computers that are as easy to use as household appliances. The best computers at the turn of the millennium combine solid fundamentals (a fast processor, a roomy hard disk and a great screen) with a choice selection of new technologies, like rewritable CD-ROM drives, DVD-ROM and digital...
...results may not be exactly Citizen Kane. But this year's bumper crop is ample evidence that designers are starting to tap the vast potential of their medium. Stay tuned in 2000. It won't take long for the Orson Welles of gaming to emerge...