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Saturday, October 12, 2002
http://www.dailytarheel.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2002/10/09/3da4261b4b3e6 UNC Technology Gap Doesn't Hinder Computing Goals John Frank, Assistant University Editor Freshman Jen Kling can use her computer almost anywhere on campus and still connect to the Internet. Her Carolina Computing Initiative laptop comes standard with a wireless Internet card, CD writer, DVD player and 256 megabytes of memory. Junior Kerry Killoren's CCI computer doesn't. "Compared to the new ones, my computer has none of the special features -- it's out-of-date, and it's slow," said Killoren, whose laptop is about 2 1/2 years old. With four different years -- eight different models -- of CCI laptops in use, a wide variety of technologies can be found on campus. In general, CCI laptops are faster, hold more memory and boast more all-around amenities each successive year. Although the distinctions among the various models are evident, CCI officials said those disparities affect performance rather than the program's overall function....
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