Beck was able to get his equipment down to about 30 pounds with the new dry-plate method, needing only an assistant or two to help carry the camera and a big wooden tripod up a mountain.

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An asset for Lycos is its Tripod division, which has helped Bob Davis build up a big build-your-own-homepage community, admittedly not something new in Asia but a proven winner in the U.S. Still, Lycos Asia will probably be a success, because its blue-chip Singaporean backers will ensure it is.

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