PLUGGED IN\NEWS BYTES.INTERACTIVE ART:"Scrutiny in the Great Round," an interactive adaptation of a book of collages by artist Tennessee Rice Dixon, won the top award at this year's International Publishing and Media Marketing Conference at Cannes. Designed by Jim Gasperini and featuring music by Charlie Morrow, the eerie multimedia artwork won the Milia mil·i·a n. Plural of milium. d'Or Grand Prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. Award which last year - the first time it was presented - went to Broderbund's hit game, "Myst." Published by Calliope calliope, in music calliope, in music, an instrument also called steam organ or steam piano in which steam is forced through a series of whistles controlled by a keyboard. Media of Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , "Scrutiny in the Great Round" is distributed in North America by Maxis, publisher of the Sim City series, and can be ordered by calling (800) 336-2947. DELAY OF GAME: For the second time, Nintendo Co. will delay the Japan launch of its powerful Ultra 64 home video-game player because of a shortage of chips. The game player will now be released June 23, instead of April 21. VIRTUAL DRAGNET Dragnet radio show in which justice is always served. [Radio: Buxton, 73] See : Crime Fighting : A Chatsworth Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , a Northridge Hospital emergency room physician who is one of its owners and a Los Angeles police officer have teamed up to put the most wanted criminals in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. on the World Wide Web. The Valley's Most Wanted pages (http://www.instanet.com/lapd) feature pictures as well as descriptions of the suspects and their crimes. Also included is information about crime prevention, the Neighborhood Watch program, crime statistics and links to similar sites. The Valley's Most Wanted was the idea of Dr. Ed Dr. Doctor. dr. dram. Lowder, one of a dozen investors in InstaNet Internet Corp. of Chatsworth, which donates the site. Content is provided by Officer Tim Kidd of the West Valley Division. WEB LINKS CALIFORNIA VOTING: State elections officials promise that Internet users will be able to get up-to-the-minute results of California's March 26 primary election by using a new World Wide Web page. Secretary of State Bill Jones has announced the creation of the new Web site, which will track voting results for the primary. Where to get information on the primaries on the World Wide Web: STATEWIDE: http://www.Primary96.ca.gov. SAN FRANCISCO: http.//tmx.com:80/sfvote SECRETARY OF STATE'S HOME PAGE: http://www.ss.ca.gov CALIFORNIA VOTER FOUNDATION: http://www.webcom.com/cvf/. CAPTION(S): CHART Chart (Color) Computers worldwide 57.3 million personal computers were sold worldwide in 1995 at a total value of $116 billion. Market share, 1994 (piece) Knight-Ridder Tribune Graphics Network |
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