Word: techs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...powder-like dust played havoc with the computers' fans and trackballs. The sky was so full of electronic communications that conventional radio messages couldn't get through. And even though the rules of engagement barred OPFOR from trying to jam EXFOR's electronics, time-consuming glitches bedeviled the high-tech team. "There's so much information coming through that the computers are locking up and we have to reboot," said Oaks. He also complained about the 30 minutes he had to spend offline every time he moved battalion headquarters. "That half-hour we're down could be the half-hour...
...onslaught of pop psychology that has followed the grim discoveries at Rancho Santa Fe, so-called mind control experts have speculated that the fault somehow lay in the tech world, that something about the Web explained Heaven's Gate and the isolation of its members from the cushioning norms of society. Not true. The cult had been around for 22 years, and had seen better days. Most of its members were Web novices at best. Yet in some ways, the Web was made for groups like this. For it is not the culture of the Internet, but its utility...
...which allows you to play any of 200 games, or to buy a latte or a tray of Cajun fries. A typical game costs $1.25 a play. Upstairs there's an Internet lounge where you can surf the Web for 12[cents] a minute or pursue retro-tech avocations such as pinball and air hockey while you sip a beer made at GameWorks' very own brewery...
...race isn't over yet, though. Like every other high-tech company, Intel is grappling with the transition to networked computing. "All computing will take place in a connected setting in the future," explains Grove. "That places new requirements on everything we do in this industry." To prepare, Intel has endorsed a new NetPC model crafted in cooperation with Microsoft, and the firm's engineers have been busy developing new applications to take advantage of its powerful chips. But other companies see a chance to develop a mass-market computer that doesn't necessarily need Microsoft software or an Intel...
...still paranoid. "In high tech, things move a bit faster than in other businesses," he says, explaining why he can't afford to let down his guard. "Our business has a way of bringing surprises as the year unfolds." Grove hopes to bring a few of them himself...