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`POINTCAST NETWORK Screen saver provides a world of information News, weather, stock quotes
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`Brown, Judy.Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Milwaukee, Wis. [Milwaukee, Wis]18 Mar 1996: 10.
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`Abstract
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`PCN runs in the background and collects the information free of charge. For users with permanent Internet connections, the update frequency can be defined. PCN also works
`with dial-up Internet connections.
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`When the computer is idle, PCN acts as a screen saver displaying the latest selected information.
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`PCN currently requires an IBM compatible computer with a minimum 486/33 or faster processor, 8MB memory, 10 MB free disk space and 256 color or higher video mode. PCN
`works with local Internet providers, CompuServe, America Online and Microsoft Network.
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`The e-mail message suggested that I check out http://www.pointcast.com for a news service/horoscope/screensaver.
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`Huh?
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`The last thing I needed was another screen saver. I'd tried them all from flying toasters to Dilbert. Eventually, they all ended up in the trash heap. The default screen blanker
`still worked just fine, thank you.
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`If the message hadn't come from a friend whose opinions I respect, I probably would have ignoredit.
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`Glad I didn't.
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`PointCast Network, from PointCast Inc., Cupertino, Calif., turned out to be a great idea. It's a Windowsapplication working in conjunction with the Internet. Macintosh,
`WindowsNTand Unix versions are under development and a Netscape Navigator 2.0 plug-in application should be released in April.
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`To use PCN, you must download the free software currently Beta version 0.9 for Windows from the Web site. Then you can personalize it to provide continuous information
`from six "channels."
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`These include breaking news, stock quotes, weather, sports, industry data and lifestyles. Here's a look:
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`Headlines from Reuters are displayed on national, international, political and business news. Complete stories are only a mouseclick away.
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`Six weeks of stock prices and volume data along with recent news on up to 25 companiesare available. A scrolling ticker along the bottom of the screen displays the latest
`stock prices for selected companies.
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`Accu-Weather temperatures and precipitation are indicated for cities of interest. Satellite images, radar maps and national weather mapsalsoare available.
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`An ESPN SportsTicker displays scores and schedules for selected sports events.
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`Newsand information is retrieved for selected industries such as advertising, banking and finance, health care, publishing or utilities. Market indexes can be scrolled across the
`bottom of the screen.
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`Entertainment news, daily horoscopes or winning state lottery numbersalso are an option.
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`An Internet Web browser is included.
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`PCN runs in the background and collects the information free of charge. For users with permanent Internet connections, the update frequency can be defined. PCN also works
`with dial-up Internet connections.
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`When the computer is idle, PCN acts as a screen saver displaying the latest selected information.
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`The user interface is well-designed and a joy to use.
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`PCN currently requires an IBM compatible computer with a minimum 486/33 or faster processor, 8MB memory, 10 MB free disk space and 256 color or higher video mode. PCN
`works with local Internet providers, CompuServe, America Online and Microsoft Network.
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`No chargesare planned for the service with costs born by advertisers. Initial advertisers include 20th Century Fox Film Corp., Saturn Corp., Electronic Data Systems, Fidelity
`Investments, Prodigy and Quarterdeck Corp.
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`On Feb. 8, more than 1,000 photographers captured images and stories of how people are using the Internet and howit is changing the world. The goal of "24 Hours in
`Cyberspace" was to create a "digital time capsule."
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`Sunday night, the permanent "24 Hours in Cyberspace" Web site was released at http://www.cyber24.com with 50 stories. Each week for the remainder of the year, five more
`stories will be added. A book and CD also are scheduled for November.
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`During the original 24-hour period, 63 stories were published, representing about 10% of those collected from the professional team. In addition, thousands of students and
`amateurs from around the world made submissions.
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`A staff of 20 people were funded by companies like Eastman Kodak Co., Sun Microsystems and Adobe Systems Inc. For the day, over 100 professional editors, designers and
`programmers were added.
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`Judy Brown is emerging technology analyst at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton. She is past president of the Association of Personal Computer User Groups Inc. She can
`be reached electronically at brownjc@aol.com.
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`Copyright Journal Sentinel Inc. Mar 18, 1996
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`POINTCAST NETWORK Screen saver provides a world of information News, weather, stock
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`Brown, Judy
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`Publication title
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`Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Milwaukee, Wis.
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`Publication year
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`10
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`1996
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`Publication date
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`Mar 18, 1996
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`Section
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`On Line
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`Monday Business
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`Publisher
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`Journal Sentinel Inc.
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`Place of publication
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`Milwaukee, Wis.
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`Country of publication
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`United States, Milwaukee, Wis.
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`Publication subject
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`General Interest Periodicals--United States
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`ISSN
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`10828850
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`Source type
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`Newspapers
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`Language of publication
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`English
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`Document type
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`NEWSPAPER
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`ProQuest document ID
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`260373481
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`Copyright
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`Copyright Journal Sentinel Inc. Mar 18, 1996
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`2010-06-13
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