Posted on August 23rd, 2000 by admin
A young company comes up with an Internet-related technology that becomes wildly popular. A well-known supplier of operating systems decides to compete and gives its rival software away. The newer company responds by making its version free too. Involved are standards, many companies in the new industry, and the development of the Internet itself.
Sound familiar? [...]
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Posted on August 15th, 2000 by admin
Volusia County claims she`s crying wolf.
But Marlene Seelbinder`s attorneys say it`s a cry for help — medical bills and pain and suffering. After all, she wouldn`t be injured for life if a lifeguard had done his job and warned beachgoers about a thunderstorm, they said.
That`s what both sides told a seven-person jury [...]
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Posted on August 15th, 2000 by admin
The Philadelphia police looked imposing on their horses and in their riot gear at the Republican National Convention. But when it comes to downright intimidation, nobody beats the L.A.P.D.
Officers are lined up at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles, protest central for the Democratic National Convention.
They have on their dark Star Wars [...]
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Posted on August 15th, 2000 by admin
President Clinton bid his party a final farewell Monday night, trying to ensure a legacy of prosperity and equality while challenging the country to continue that path by choosing Vice President Al Gore as his replacement.
“My fellow Americans, are we better off today than we were eight years ago? Yes we are,” [...]
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Posted on August 14th, 2000 by admin
Elvis has left the building. President Clinton, the Democratic Party`s ultimate rock star, exited the stage Monday, leaving an adoring crowd begging for more. But Clinton was just the opening act for Vice President Al Gore.
Now America will learn whether the Democratic Party`s new headliner can fill the void. Are Democrats getting [...]
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Posted on August 13th, 2000 by admin
Debating Saturday for the third time, three candidates hoping to fill U.S. Sen. Connie Mack`s seat disagreed sharply on how they would resolve Social Security woes or make health insurance more accessible.
U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum, state Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson and independent candidate Willie Logan answered questions during the debate sponsored [...]
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Posted on August 10th, 2000 by admin
Linda Chapin must be smiling.
The former Orange County chairman and lone Democrat running for Congress in Florida`s 8th District is sitting back and watching while her Republican opponents campaign in an increasingly brutal primary.
State Rep. Bill Sublette and lawyer Ric Keller continued their offensives Wednesday night at their final debate before the [...]
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Posted on August 10th, 2000 by admin
America is getting a crash course in what it means to be an Orthodox Jew with Al Gore`s selection of Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman to be his running mate in the Democrats` race for the White House.
Lieberman is a member of the denomination, the smallest and most strictly traditional of the three [...]
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Posted on August 1st, 2000 by admin
The Achilles heel of portable digital music players remains the lack of a cheap removable storage medium. Even if you code songs at the lowest quality level, typical flash-memory cards hold only a few hours of music. And additional flash cards can cost more than $100.
The lead article in this section (”Card games“) addresses the [...]
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Posted on August 1st, 2000 by admin
Despite ongoing roadblocks that range from the legality of online music swapping to the lack of a perfect portable storage medium, the momentum behind digital music continues to grow (see “Bit Players?” for more on the challenges digital music faces).
A number of new devices debuted around the recent PC Expo 2000. More significantly, partnerships are [...]
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