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\par }{\insrsid13853993 This is a set of scripts and console applications that dump }{\insrsid10358075 text }{\insrsid13853993 entries from Tom Merritt's }{\insrsid13853993\charrsid13853993 Chronology of Tech }{\insrsid13853993 H}{
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\par }{\f2\insrsid13853993\charrsid7552663 This Day in Tech
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