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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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The sun gear is connected to MG1 (acting as the generator); the planet carrier is connected directly to the engine, and the ring gear is connected to the counter gear. A key goal for development of the Prius Plug-in was to deliver the optimal balance of performance, range, economy, packaging and affordable price.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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A high-speed network that connects computers, printers, and other peripherals in an office or building. The first personal computer developed in the United States is commonly thought to be the MITS Altair, which sold as a hobbyist’s kit in 1976. At nearly the same time the Apple I became available, also in kit form.

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