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A microcomputer-using book lover will soon be able to browse through recently published books online and download them into their computer. Users of the OnLine BookStore, a service on the huge Internet public computer network, will be able to browse through books for $5 an hour and download them for another $5. OnLine BookStore will compensate authors and publishers for use of their works. Another Internet service, Project Gutenberg, gives users access to works that are in the public domain, such as 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' The OnLine BookStore is being co-launched by Editorial Inc and Software Tool and Die. Editorial Pres Laura Fillmore says that by the end of 1993, the service will offer about 100 titles, including art books with color pictures.
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The use of electronic mail is certain to grow in Washington under the Clinton administration. Bill Krause, computer manager of the Clinton/Gore campaign, says one idea under discussion is to install a secure E-mail system that will allow government agencies and offices to communicate with each other. Questions surround the legal status of e-mail: Are E-mail messages presidential documents or phone calls? And, does an exchange of e-mail messages by two government officials constitute a meeting? In Jan 1993, a federal court has decided that some E-mail messages must be considered official records. The court ordered the Bush White House not to destroy computer tapes containing copies of e-mail messages.
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IPL Systems Inc signs distribution agreements with European companies that requires a minimum purchase commitment of $45 million. The maker of disk drives and tape-based storage systems believes it will strongly contribute to growth in the first part of 1991. The agreements range from one to three years in duration and many analysts agree they will strengthen IPL's position in the European market. IPL's European sales were $6 million in 1989 and are expected to reach $12 million in 1990. The computer storage equipment maker rides on the sales of IBM's AS/400 mainframe computers, which is expected to reach 130,000 sites worldwide by the end of 1990.
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