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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Originally, the program was to offer an additional deduction on state income tax to make up for the interest that was not deductible from federal income taxes...

Author: By Andrew S. Holbrook, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Stay in the state, pay less on your loans | 11/30/1999 | See Source »

Right now in the U.S., there are roughly 5.5 million people using handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs)--testament to their enormous convenience. For anywhere from $200 to $500, they offer calendars, address books, word processors, Web browsing and more. These aren't high-octane versions of the leading programs, but exchanging files with desktop machines is easy. This year's updates will get you MP3 music on your handheld, and Palm's wireless Net access is just the beginning of what promises to be a huge trend in portable computing. Like everything else in personal technology, there's no single...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1999 Technology Buyer's Guide: Portable Computing at Hand | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...latest trick: accessing the Web to check the weather, look up a stock price or find out if the Rangers won. They can also read e-mail, send a short text message, keep a calendar and respond to voice commands. But the one thing they can't do is offer reliable service. Is it any wonder that a majority of mobile phone users have stuck with old-style, no-frills analog service? Analog is more expensive, but it's everywhere, while digital networks still suffer from spotty coverage, even in big markets like New York. What good is that calculator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1999 Technology Buyer's Guide: Gabbing on the Go--in Style | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

SHAREWARE Sites like jumbo.com offer free business and utility software for download...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1999 Technology Buyer's Guide: Get the Right Tool for the Job | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...fact, many of the titles listed here offer an experience superior to going to the movies. Lucas Arts' Star Wars game far outshines the altogether dismal film prequel offered in The Phantom Menace. Gamemakers are starting to pull in big names. James Earl Jones, for example, stars in Command & Conquer's latest outing, while David Bowie is the driving force behind the forthcoming Omikron. Indeed, game designers are starting to act like directors--guys like Sid Meier (Alpha Centauri) and Adrian Smith (Tomb Raider) who closet themselves in high-end studios for two years at a time, ceaselessly fine-tuning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1999 Technology Buyer's Guide: Games Enter the Mainstream | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

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