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By Nicholas A. Negroponte. 243 pp. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. $22.50. ISBN 0-679-43919-6.
By Clifford Stoll. 245 pp. New York, Doubleday, 1995. $22. ISBN 0-385-41993-7.

You've heard about the information superhighway? The Internet? You've heard the terms "bits," "pixels," "bandwidth," "fiber optics," and "virtual reality"? Are you dismayed that you know little or nothing about all this new stuff? Take comfort: you are not alone. Despite the efforts of some medical organizations to educate their members, the information revolution seems to have bypassed many physicians. If you are interested in catching up, familiarizing yourself with the concepts, and understanding some of the pitfalls of the information revolution, here are two books by legendary figures in the field that will do the trick. The books are . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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