To understand why, Sherman, we have to enter the Wayback Machine and set it for the year 1854 .

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If Lyons' enthusiasm for the electronic office should prove infectious, a number of new names will enter the office machine business.

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Enter the WABAC Machine!

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All that the user needs to do is swipe the card at the existing check-out machine and enter a four digit PIN.

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In "Bind to IP Address" enter your IP given to you by your router for the machine you are going to be serving pages from.

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Meanwhile, a firm like Microsoft, which grew up in the computer industry, can use the same fusion of technology to enter the consumer-electronics market with a PC which looks like a games machine.

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Another software feature, called "keychain, " allows users to enter a single password into their machine, which automatically activates all other passwords stored in the computer.

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By the time the machine has programmed your personal RFID keycard, your room is waiting for you to enter.

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He said it would not be possible to tell if the machine had been further damaged by the compost fire until the unit was safe to enter.

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