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return to this page.) Read a speech by Bill Gates in 1998 on the "Web lifestyle" How much of what he predicted has come true and how much has not? Read a CNN news story: "Pundits' views differ on future of Internet, PCs" Read "Internet2 and You" about the high-speed network that is being developed and tested with exciting ramifications for the future of medicine and other fields. According to the About Network," While PCs were once the primary means of accessing the Internet, we're now seeing Internet-enabled devices such as pagers and cell phones that send and receive e-mail and access the Web. Soon, everything from your car to your refrigerator will be connected to the global network, communicating with each other wirelessly." They give as an example the ScreenFridge by Electrolux, "an Internet icebox that manages your pantry, among other things. It e-mails a shopping list to your local supermarket and coordinates a convenient delivery time with your schedule. Say hello to a brave, new world."
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