No one who buys a new iPhone, Apple computer or iPad needs an appointment.

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Now I'm riding in cabs from appointment to appointment all over Manhattan, begging the operators at information to connect me with computer repair houses--especially because I know there's no chance of getting help in the little Oregon seaport village.

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Now, she says, the computer alerts the clinic staff when a patient has skipped a follow-up appointment or failed to schedule a periodic screening.

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