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Happy Guy Fawkes Day

Remember, remember, the Fifth of November,
Gunpowder treason and plot!
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Every should be forgot!

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I missed this one when it came out:

Tablet PCs required for Virginia Tech engineers By Caroline McCarthy, CNET News.com Published on ZDNet News: June 30, 2006, 8:18 AM PT

http://news.com.com/Tablet+PCs+required+for+Virginia
+Tech+engineers/2100-1041_3-6090046.html

This fall, incoming freshmen at Virginia Polytechnic Institute's engineering school will be given tablet PCs--and will be required to use them in class, the school has announced.

As part of a new partnership with Fujitsu Computer Systems and Microsoft, Virginia Tech will be using new Fujitsu LifeBook T4000 computers to change the way its engineering classes are taught, particularly at the introductory level, the school said. It will be among the first engineering schools to institute such a requirement.

The LifeBook offers features typical of what is known as a "convertible"

tablet. With a few rotations of the screen, the computer morphs from a conventional-looking laptop with a keyboard to a flat tablet that can be written on with a stylus. Engineering students at Virginia Tech will be able to take notes and construct designs on their LifeBooks, which are intended to make it easier for students to collaborate with each other and share their work with instructors electronically.

I am convinced that the TabletPC is going to be important in future. I really like mine.

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