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...first surprise was a red-glowing, state-of-the-art OPTICAL MOUSE that will come standard with all Apple's desktop computers. Apple's old hockey-puck-style mouse was a disaster--difficult to use and not much fun to look at. The new model is ellipsoidal, so it's easier to tell which way it's pointing. Even better, it doesn't need a mouse pad, and there's no mouse ball to get all gunky...
...flickering candle to old cathode-tube chillers like Suspense and Lights Out. We miss the creaky-floor sound effects and the eerie melodies of the theremin. And how can you, the listener, be really scared if you're not in bed in the dark but staring at your PC desktop as it clicks off the episode's seconds like a time bomb in reverse...
Ellison and Gates dominate different ends of the software industry. Microsoft's core business is operating systems like Windows, and desktop applications. Oracle focuses on powerful database software that manages large amounts of information for corporate and government clients. Oracle software is perfectly positioned for the information age: it allows large organizations to keep track of personnel, clients and inventory. Oracle has also bet heavily on the Internet, arguably putting the company in a better position than Microsoft for an era in which more computing will be done on the Internet and less on Windows-style operating systems. Wall Street...
...OPTICAL COMPUTER This computer replaces electricity with laser light beams. Unlike wires, light beams can pass through one another, making possible three-dimensional microprocessors. An optical transistor has already been invented; unfortunately, the components are still rather large and clumsy. The optical counterpart of a desktop computer would be the size...
...technological capabilities for Net-connected student life have grown faster than the central College administration and Houses have been able--or willing--to deal with.For example, Steen says, upcoming network improvements will largely serve to increase the entertainment potential of each student's desktop computer--thereby circumventing a decade-old argument between students, College administrators and House masters about installing cable access into dorm rooms...