| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : OCTOBER 4, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| COVER STORY -- THE INTERNET AGE -- SOCIETY
Building Communities Cable modems and digitized phone lines will allow you to add a voice, a face, and feelings to your online persona. VOICE Software that understands spoken words will free us from the tyranny of the keyboard, speeding up conversations in online forums and allowing far more people to participate online. VIDEO The first era of the Internet was blind. Video will restore intimacy and reduce misunderstanding. VIRTUAL REALITY Gamers can already blast their enemies in shared 3-D simulations. The same technology will let doctors examine patients across the country, plant managers control distant production lines, and scientists around the world team up on complex simulations of hurricanes or black holes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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