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Way off the road

OK, so you've almost survived the winter doldrums, Y2K, and you're waiting for the sequel: Y3K. Bet you're computer system's not as snazzy as Al Chicago's.

During the recent Tire Association of North America Off-the-Road Conference in Tucson, Ariz., the event's chairman showed off the "laptop" computer he shares with Bob Purcell, owner of Purcell Tire and Rubber. It has, Al boasted, 32 windows (sheets of paper); a color printer (depending on the color of the ink pen he uses); and it's Y2K compatible. Of course, it also can do overheads--as you can see from the picture of Al, shown at left.

We were wondering, though, where Al ...

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