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Modem mania

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Two competing modem manufacturers, Rockwell Semiconductor Systems and 3Com Corp/US Robotics, have agreed to cooperate on their products by creating a universal standard on their 56 kBps modems, termed V.90. Users of old 56 kBps modems may be able to upgrade their models through the Internet.

Publisher: Australian Consumers' Association
Publication Name: Choice (Chippendale, Australia)
Subject: Consumer news and advice
ISSN: 0009-496X
Year: 1998
Standards, Computer peripherals industry, Modems

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A major makeover

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An overview is presented of the Augusta National golf course in the United States which has seen major modifications in the form of an additional 285 yards added to the course. A summary lists all the adjustments which have been made to nine of the holes on the course.

Author: Michaux, Scott
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Golf Magazine
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1056-5493
Year: 2001
United States, Design and construction, Golf courses, Augusta National Golf Course

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The hero's last sigh

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Rushdie was always a brilliant novelist, but he has become a true hero during the seven years he has lived under the fatwa, Ayatollah Khomeini's order to kill Rushdie. The novelist has continued to write, refusing to let anyone prevent him from expressing his views.

Author: Kakutani, Michiko
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1996
Column, Appreciation, Novelists, Courage, Rushdie, Salman

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