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BY PETER LEYDEN

Part II: Liberated by technology

Just as motors transformed our homes in the 20th century, microprocessors promise to liberate our personal lives

To see future of shopping, turn on the TV

Cash out, e-money in

Written words won't disappear

This small city is ahead of the digital curve

Winona is working to ensure that it won't be left behind

John Seely Brown, director of Xerox Palo Alto Research Center

Bill Atkinson, a Macintosh inventor

Marvin Theimer, scientist at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center

Jamie Doll, advanced technology evangelist at Apple

Cities may bear the brunt

Worst-case scenario could leave urban areas mired in misery

Free data flow could raise price of privacy

Techno-utopia we seek may be mere illusion

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