At another utility, in an undisclosed city, Slammer downed the computer network controlling vital equipment.

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Decked out in red, white and blue, the vehicle's interior serves as a TV control room -- complete with computer, video, satellite and videophone equipment -- where the network's crew can create, rework and transmit data around the world.

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