Navigating the galaxies
Article Abstract:
The explosive growth of the Internet has made information retrieval a complex task and has created a need for new ways to index the vast amounts of new information made available. Different types of indexing programs are under development that will be designed to solve these critical issues.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1996
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Not yet Net: tantalizing as the Internet may seem, for now the practical frustrations outweigh the cosmopolitan rewards
Article Abstract:
The most useful services of the Internet are available with less hassle from other providers. Commercial online services offer electronic mail, bulletin boards, discussion groups and file transfer functions, and they are working on offering full World Wide Web connections.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1995
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Looking at the sun
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The failure of the US semiconductor industry to maintain its market superiority over the Japanese cannot be explained by the logic of traditional American economic theory. A crucial factor was the role of the government in each country.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1993
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