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Article: Executive of Columbia, S.C.-Based Company Touts Voice-Driven Software.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- October 1, 2001
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By Joe Guy Collier, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 1--Jeff McElroy can talk geek-speak with the best of them.
A 37-year-old technology entrepreneur, McElroy gives heady presentations on topics like pervasive computing -- the idea of computing devices being a constant, almost invisible, part of our daily lives.
He recounts stories about his first computer, a Sinclair ZX81, he bought 20 years ago after seeing a mail-order ad in the back of Scientific American.
The technical talks and stories relate directly to McElroy's everyday job. His company, Columbia-based Conita Technologies, is working on ...