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Where VR Gaming Took a Wrong Turn

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One early reader of Luckey’s posts was John Carmack , lead programmer for several of the most influential first-person shooter games, including Doom and Wolfenstein. Carmack, far beyond anyone else, pioneered the genre of hardcore games with his first-person shooter games.

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The Rise of Groupware

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But they are the outgrowth of years of hard work done before the Internet became a thing, when there was a thorny problem: How could people collaborate effectively when everyone’s using a stand-alone personal computer? The new personal-computing technologies clearly needed to do more to foster collaboration.

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Powered By IEEE Program Saves Startups Money

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Running a startup isn't cheap. Participants receive a US $10,000 credit toward the purchase of software from Freshworks , which provides customer-relationship management tools. Participants receive a US $10,000 credit toward the purchase of software from Freshworks , which provides customer-relationship management tools.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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You waste a little bit of silicon, but silicon’s pretty cheap. The original intent had been a game machine, but at this point the personal-computer market was beginning to look promising. At a meeting of Charpentier, Winterble, and Tramiel, the decision was made to go for a personal computer. It’s a personal challenge.

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?How a Design Battle Between Chip Engineers Led to Polaroid’s Revolutionary SX-70 Camera

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In contention was the contract for the electronics of Polaroid’s secret project—a pioneering product introduced in 1972 as the SX-70, a camera eventually purchased by millions of people. Still, though the parts were not cheap, costing Fairchild approximately $20 or $30 each, they were manufacturable. Cambridge, Mass. To probe further.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. Department of Energy has purchased an F3DM to take the battery apart.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My See the below link for a more in depth discussion of this topic. Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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