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Minnesota is sprouting a new high-tech industry

Minnesota may have missed the ephemeral glamour and riches that accompanied dot-com mania, but the state has quietly developed a national profile in a technology likely to prove more lasting and lucrative.


     
    
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1-gig processors aren't as needless as once thought

When personal computers boasting processors with clock speeds of a gigahertz or more came out, many users asked, "Why would I need a 1-GHz chip?"

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