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After 50 Years, Digital Voices Speak Again

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Instead, they were encoded in the grooves of a phonograph record bound inside the magazine. Due to their low cost, thin form factor, and pliability, flexi discs became the medium of choice for magazine publishers who wished to supplement articles with audio content.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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Microsoft Flight Simulator: A History youtube.com A passion for flight Bruce Artwick studied electrical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, yet he found time to pursue a dream many teenagers think about but few fulfill: He learned to fly. Artwick was right. The Blackshark.ai

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