Radical chic
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Compaq's Presario 3000 personal computer is a beautifully packaged technological marvel. The system is based on a 166Mhz Pentium processor and comes standard with 16 megabytes of memory, 2-gigabyte hard disk, a 33.6 modem, a four disc CD-ROM, tiltable 12"-screen and JBL stereo speakers.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1996
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Computing's outer limits
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Microprocessors may have to find new ways and materials by 2003 as chip researches have now gone as microscopic as the 0.25- to 0.01- micron wire of chip, over 400 times thinner than a hair strand. Bell scientists have also reduced transistor size by four times, or to 60 nanometers.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1998
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Destination family room: PC-TV
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Gateway 2000 Inc. has developed a PC-TV combination system that allows users to watch their favorite TV shows while playing computer games or reading electronic mails via a single screen. The system, called Destination, costs about $4,000.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1996
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