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Newsfronts: computers and software

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A number of innovations in computer hardware and software is described. The development of accurate meteorological modelling, of 20 GHZ microprocessors and visual schematics for showing information on the world wide web is highlighted.

Author: Quain, John R.
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 2001
Innovations, Computer software industry, Computer industry, Software industry, Product development, CPUs (Central processing units), Microprocessors, Web sites (World Wide Web), Web sites

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Cancer research - on your lunch hour

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Issues are presented concerning the usage which is being made of idle computer capacity by the University of Oxford. The development of a distributed computing system by United Devices to aid cancer research is discussed.

Author: Quain, John R.
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 2001
Research, Management, Services, Cancer research, University of Oxford, Cancer, Distributed processing (Computers), Distributed computing, United Devices Inc.

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Fastest PCs yet?

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An evaluation is presented of the Gateway Performance 1500 xl and the IBM NetVista A60i personal computers. The computers feature Pentium 4 chips and 1.5GHz performance. The speed of the computers is discussed.

Author: Quain, John R.
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 2001
Evaluation, Microcomputers, Gateway Performance 1500 Xl, IBM NetVista A60i

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