One graphics package tested 24 percent faster on a 500-MHz PIII system.

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The machine itself ships with a couple of good games, the AppleWorks (formerly ClarisWorks) word-processing and spreadsheet package, some graphics software, both the Microsoft and Netscape Web browsers, and a good e-mail program.

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Advanced Micro Devices launched a package of microprocessors and graphics chips on Monday dubbed Spider, in a bid to grab a bigger swath of the high-end PC market.

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So with the help of a five-person design team, he came up with eye-catching graphics that include the word "organic" across the front of the package.

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