It reads DVD- and CD-ROMs, and its MPEG decoder interface connected seamlessly to the ATI video card.

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Electrodes picked up the brain activity of the first rat, the "encoder", and fed it over the internet into the brain of its partner, the "decoder", which had the same levers in its cage but received no visual cues about which one to press.

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In Britain, BSkyB , getting ready for the launch of its 200-channel digital satellite services, ordered 1m decoder boxes.

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