Videodisk joining the book as new tool in classroom
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The Texas Board of Education has recommended the use of laser videodiscs in the classroom for an elementary school science curriculum and some analysts say that the new technology will begin to see widespread acceptance in classrooms around the country. Laser videodiscs are shiny, 12-inch platters that carry as much as 54,000 pieces of information that are digitally stored. Sound and images are retrieved when the videodisc is placed in a disk player, where a laser reads the encoded information. Students or teachers can summon information and images on a television screen via a remote control device. The laser videodisk technology grants greater flexibility for teachers to interact with students because it does not limit presentations to narratives, like videotapes do. Teachers are divided on the benefits of bringing more high technology into the classroom.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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PC help in a hurry, for a fee
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Expertcity offers computer users round the clock support with technical problems. The service presumes the PC is not so disabled that it can't dial up the Web. Once at the Expertcity site, the customer signs in and posts their question. The experts then online from anywhere in the world bid on the job. Comments from previous customers are available for each expert. The consumer accepts a bid and downloads a small software program which enables the expert to manipulate the problem computer remotely. At the same time a chat window opens for communication between consumer and the tech person. The service worked well for resolving one of the multitude of software conflicts that seem to build up in the Windows OS over time.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2000
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The jukebox comes home
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Several new jukebox systems are available in a variety of sizes and shapes, all quite expensive, in a marriage of new computer technology and traditional audio technology. The jukeboxes are designed to sort and store big music collections to make them easier for playback. Some of the new machines include the AudioReQuest ARQ1 Digital Music System put out by ReQuest Multimedia and Nomad Jukebox by Singapore-based Creative.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2000
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