David first got the idea when he visited one of America's best-known computer "guru" figure, Bob Albrecht, in the small university town of Palo Alto in Northern California.

大卫访问美国其中一位最著名的计算机“大师”Bob Albrecht 时，第一次产生这个想法。这位大师居住于加州北部阿尔托的一个大学城。

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Northern California is still at the leading edge of computer technology.

加利福尼亚州北部仍是电脑技术的前沿阵地。

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Northern Ireland team is leading the search for a thinking computer which can sense a user's mood.

北爱尔兰的一个研究小组正在研究一种会思考的电脑，这种电脑能够感知使用者的情绪。

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Jon Simpson, a technician from Sundance Computers, a small-time computer store in northern California, said he was impressed by the vast array of fresh products on display.

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Police swarmed her northern New Jersey home after pranksters placed a 911 call through a computer that cloned her number and said a man had killed four people and was holding another hostage in her house.

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Last Friday afternoon, Northern Ireland police assisting the investigation had searched Mr Mallon's home and removed his computer, videos, and a number of CDs.

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