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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

Cars That Think

A number of years ago, back when I lived in Milwaukee, I found a couple of blank reel-to-reel tapes created by 3M using the Scotch name. I admittedly have long had a fascination with these reel-to-reel tapes. I bought them from a junk store, and maybe paid $2 for them.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. Solar Thermal System: A solar thermal system on the building roof will provide hot water for the operations building and the maintenance building. Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000.

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