The code is separated into 740 computer instruction files that handle everything from dressing up a character in an almost infinite selection of outfits (a total of 10 to the 27th power, in fact) to flying through the city, as well as 25, 000 graphics files.

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Judging by America's experience, as the price of bandwidth falls, demand rises more than twice as fast, as users download fancier graphics and send bigger files.

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The programme is free of the large files and complex graphics that increase download time and cost of Internet access.

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Electronic books are smaller, cheaper and simpler than laptop computers but give users the ability to create original text, graphics and audio and import encrypted electronic files from third-party providers, according to Eric Walusis, president of Dayton-based Searchlight eBook Training Inc.

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Yes graphics, most of the programs that play MP3 files also come with "visualization" software that produce colorful on-screen shapes in reaction to the beat of the music.

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Huang used an iPad and MacBook Air to access rich computer-aided design files and special effects software that typically require a burly graphics processor running on a dedicated workstation or server.

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