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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

Cars That Think

In 1999 Bill Gates penned a moving tribute to the Wright brothers. The flashy launch of Windows 95 , hosted by Jay Leno, leaned on media features to convince consumers it was time to retire MS-DOS computers and buy a Windows replacement. So it’s only fitting that Microsoft later became the force behind Flight Simulator.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

When I got back from Japan in 2000 I didn’t want to start a computer business. In 2000 there couldn’t have been too many old timers in the solar industry. It’s part of my tribute to him. And I get a lot of people who say, “Well you say I need a five Kw system but if I buy that electric car wouldn’t I need a 7.6…”

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