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Article: Spreading the net. (computer networks)
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- World Watch
- Article date:
- January 1, 1994
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IN THE RACE TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY, A GLOBAL "NETWORK OF NETWORKS" OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS MAY OFFER THE FIRST REAL HOPE OF VASTLY ACCELERATING ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS WORLDWIDE.
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