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Sure, there are other benefits, such as being able to share printers, scanners, fax machines and zip drives, and to be able to swap files instantly. But Net access, particularly high-speed access, say industry analysts, will be what really drives consumer demand. New York research firm Jupiter Communications predicts that one-fifth of American homes will have a digital subscriber line, cable modem and other high-speed pipe by 2002. You can bet that everyone in those homes--whether they like to play games, shop, chat, or trade stocks online--will want to share the big bandwidth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers and People: Superconnected | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

...felt like I was on my own for choosing most of my classes, and I had to ferret out other students and sometimes past TFs to swap experiences with," said Elisa K. Cheng '99, a peer counselor for psychology concentrators...

Author: By Tara L. Colon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fed Up With Advising, Students Get By With a Little Help From Friends | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...felt like I was on my own for choosing most of my classes, and I had to ferret out other students and sometimes past TFs to swap experiences with," said Elisa K.Cheng '99, a peer counselor for psychology concentrators...

Author: By Tara L. Colon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: With a little help from your friends... | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

Each of the Sharp machines comes with a built-in 33.6K data-fax modem and a serial-port cable so you can attach the kneetop to your PC and swap files; or synchronize your kneetop to your desktop's calendar, spreadsheet and e-mail; or copy files to a floppy disc. Because there are no moving parts like a hard drive (everything is stored in RAM and ROM chips), the batteries seem to stay charged forever; the Pro goes for eight hours straight, and the Tripad for 12. Best of all, there's no boot-up: push a button...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Kneetop PCs | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

When America Online said last November that it would buy Netscape in a stock swap, rabid online traders drove up Netscape's price beyond what AOL had said it would pay. There was no prospect of a bidding war. The lemmings--too busy to use a calculator--were simply piling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dumb Money | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

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