Word: modem
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...university campuses, a growing number are studying far away from any grove of academe. Some are learning from videotapes, while others watch satellite lectures. But these methods of distribution are rapidly being overtaken by distance learning via the World Wide Web. Armed with a personal computer, a moderately fast modem, an Internet service provider and a Web browser, students can quickly gain access to all kinds of course material whenever they want. There are about 1,200 degree and certificate distance-learning programs available from about 900 accredited colleges, observes Karen Hansen, executive editor at Peterson's, a Princeton...
...item "Download A Best Seller" [PERSONAL TIME, YOUR TECHNOLOGY, June 22] misidentified the company that produces electronic books that can be downloaded from its website onto a special unit with a built-in modem. The correct name is SoftBook Press Inc. Its website is www.softbookpress.com
...hacker has evaded the Vatican's electronic defenses and impiously placed a message in the Pope's personal computer. The interloper begs the Holy Father to help save Seville's 17th century church of Our Lady of the Tears, threatened by the wrecker's ball. Who is this modem-armed intruder? And why should the Pontiff intervene to preserve a crumbling edifice with a handful of worshippers...
...first glance Fireteam from Multitude looks like any other online shoot-'em-up, its Internet site a meeting place for any gaming geek with a modem. But a headset with a microphone adds a new twist. Real-time voice communication over the Net lets teammates talk--plan attacks, call for back-up--while their hands are free...
...sometimes seems as if Gore views the world through his modem--and would like everyone else to do as well. His staff jokes that the quickest way to get his attention is by e-mail. But Gore is serious in his belief that technology educates and democratizes. It is both the hallmark of his vice presidency and the organizing principle of his presidential campaign...