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                                    |....BBN's time-sharing setup.  
          Early time-sharing systems relied on ordinary phone lines 
          to link terminals with computers in offices, schools, and
          research facilities.              (Photo courtesy of BBN)
                                                        

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.  where wizards stay up late...       the machine shop   .
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