Websurfing without a monitor
Article Abstract:
A possible improvement in the Internet would be to present Web site contents auditorially, which would allow visually impaired people to access Internet information. The Hypertext Markup Language format can be reconfigured to present audio output as well as video.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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The Broadest Band
Article Abstract:
The properties of fiber optic cables makes them the fastest carrier for data transmission. Reducing the cost of connecting fiber optics to homes will make possible the wide use of the fastest Internet connection available.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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DSL: Broadband by Phone
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The omnipresence of telephone lines makes them convenient links to the internet. The new technology of digital subscriber lines will allow a fifty-fold increase in the rate of data transmission over the same lines.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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