Comment - For example, "In 1990, a typical mainstream PC cost around $2,200 (equivalent to a hefty $3,100 in today's dollars) and was based on an i386 chip running at a blazing 16 MHz. The system came maxed out with 2 MB of RAM, a small hard drive, and a 12-inch or 14-inch monitor. The only sound capability was a tinny system speaker that could make primitive bleeps and bloops. There was no mouse: A typical system--indeed, most of the world's PCs--was based on MS-DOS, which let users run exactly one program at a time by typing text commands at a C:> prompt."

News - Movie reviewer Stephen Hunter of Washington Post really likes "The Two Towers": http://makeashorterlink.com/?S3E622CC2

Comment - He writes that the last hour, which is all battle scene, is especially entertaining. Hunter is also the author of an excellent series of adventure books about a former Marine sniper.

News -- Google year in review: http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html

Comment - It's amazing how Google keeps coming up with different ways to use their database technology. At "Year in Review", Google lists the top search items for the year, like top celebrities and top computer games. And, they compare these lists to the previous year.

News -- Robot wars league: http://www.botleague.com/

Comment - Robot wars is not on TV anymore, but a number of people still want to build and fight their 'bots.

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