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To: rudedog who wrote (80648)	4/2/2000 5:57:00 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

From BusinessWeek: by: kurtep 4/2/00 4:24 pm Msg: 150936 of 150942 Print on paper will go the way of the quill pen. In April, Microsoft (MSFT) will give the industry a kick-start. Hardware giants Casio (CSIOY), Compaq (CPQ), and Hewlett-Packard (HWP) plan on rolling out palm-size devices loaded with Microsoft Reader, the e-book software Brass has shepherded since he joined Microsoft. As vice-president for technology development, he leads 100 engineers and scientists whose task is to make reading books on electronic screens as pleasant as print on paper. Their breakthrough, called ClearType, smoothes the jagged edges of electronic type, making letters on computer screens easier to read. It's a huge step forward for e-books and a triumph for Brass, who is not shy about tooting his own horn. 'Publishing is about to change in Gutenbergian proportions,' boasts Brass.