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Although a small room, which FASCS wishes to expand because of the high demand level for its technology, the Technology Showcase contains computer equipment capable of both film and paper scanning, a CD-Rom burner for copying material onto a CD, a DVD disk for film and various other technological gadgets...
...know what to do with a book--you write the book, you get the royalties. But it's not clear what you do with a CD-ROM, or you decide to broadcast your lectures or your course. Whose property is that? Is it the University's because we pay the salary?" he says...
...Tamagotchi left you with the impression that all digital toys are brain dead, Lego Mindstorms could change your mind. This fall the venerable plastic building blocks will come with motors, sensors, cd-rom and computer controller, enabling kids to create blinking, thinking, moving robots. Developed with M.I.T.'s Media Lab, the new Legos ($200) require children (or their parents) to master a computer-programming language before they can bring the toys to life. With 700 pieces, the set should keep kids busy for days before they terrorize the household...
...students last year, and after a swell of parent demands, expanded the program this fall to 1,000. In Texas, state-school-board president Jack Christie is pushing a proposal to junk textbooks and outfit 4 million students with portable computers complete with Internet access and a CD-ROM drive. He hasn't converted everyone yet, but vows it's "just a matter of time." Says Christie: "There are pockets of resistance--in the same way that people opposed the space program and said we couldn't get to the moon...
...offices in New York City. This month, voyeurs everywhere get their chance to ogle. A Seattle-based adult-entertainment company will release in video stores a 60-minute, digitally remastered version of the domestic affairs of the Lees. Discriminating viewers may choose among several formats: standard VHS ($35.95), CD-ROM ($18.95) or the new Digital Video Disc that includes a photo gallery and multiple screens...