Cool Gwen!
Marianne
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> From: GW0123 <GW0123@aol.com>
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: [MOL] pretty fancy watch
> Date: Monday, March 16, 1998 12:42 AM
>
> Jake is struggling through a bus station with two huge and
>
> obviously heavy suitcases when a stranger walks up to him
>
> and asks "Have you got the time?"
>
> Jake sighs, puts down the suitcases and glances at his
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> wrist. "It's a quarter to six," he says.
>
> "Hey, that's a pretty fancy watch!" exclaims the stranger.
>
> Jake brightens a little. "Yeah, it's not bad. Check this
>
> out"- - and he shows him a time zone display not just for
>
> every time zone in the world, but for the 86 largest
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> metropoli.
>
> He hits a few buttons and from somewhere on the watch a
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> voice says "The time is eleven 'til six" in a very West
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> Texas accent. A few more buttons and the same voice says
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> something in Japanese. Jake continues "I've put in regional
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> accents for each city". The display is unbelievably high
>
> quality and the voice is simply astounding.
>
> The stranger is struck dumb with admiration. "That's not
>
> all," says Jake. He pushes a few more buttons and a tiny but
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> very hi-resolution map of New York City appears on the
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> display. "The flashing dot shows our location by satellite
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> positioning," explains Jake. "View recede ten," Jake says,
>
> and the display changes to show eastern New York state.
>
> "I want to buy this watch!" says the stranger.
>
> "Oh, no, it's not ready for sale yet; I'm still working out
>
> the bugs," says the inventor. "But look at this," and he
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> proceeds to demonstrate that the watch is also a very
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> creditable little FM radio receiver with a digital tuner, a
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> sonar device that can measure distances up to 125 meters, a
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> pager with thermal paper printout and, most impressive of
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> all, the capacity for voice recordings of up to 300
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> standard-size books," though I only have 32 of my favorites
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> in there so far" says Jake.
>
> "I've got to have this watch!" says the stranger.
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> "No, you don't understand; it's not ready."
>
> "I'll give you $1000 for it!"
>
> "Oh, no, I've already spent more than -"
>
> "I'll give you $5000 for it!"
>
> "But it's just not -"
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> "I'll give you $15,000 for it!" And the stranger pulls out a
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> checkbook.
>
> Jake stops to think. He's only put about $8500 into
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> materials and development, and with $15 000 he can make
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> another one and have it ready for merchandising in only six
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> months. The stranger frantically finishes writing the check
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> and waves it in front of him. "Here it is, ready to hand to
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> you right here and now. $15,000. Take it or leave it." Jake
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> abruptly makes his decision. "OK," he says, and peels off
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> the watch. They make the exchange and the stranger starts
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> happily away.
>
> "Hey, wait a minute," calls Jake after the stranger, who
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> turns around warily. Jake points to the two enormous suitcases he'd
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> been trying to wrestle through the bus station. "Don't
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> forget your batteries."
>
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