31.   E-mail addresses and Internet access were largely the domain of military overlords and university scientists, and Perot Systems was doing mostly standard corporate work on central computers.

32.   In a Fitlinxx setup, every fitness machine is wired to a central computer.

33.   In a few years, it may be common to have a central computer controlling electrical outlets, phone lines, security devices and thermostats.

34.   In fact, Newcomb foresees a day when a central computer that controls the house will be as common as the office PC is today.

35.   In any case, the signal or photo would be transmitted to a central computer, along with a space number to identify the parking slot.

36.   In the network computing model, most of the information and programs that users need is stored in central computers, known as servers.

37.   In the old days, data stored in hand-held units would be downloaded into a central computer.

38.   In the case of Gnutella and similar services like Freenet, CuteMX, JungleMonkey and Hotline, central computers are bypassed altogether.

39.   Instead, they are designed to be used as part of a network that stores files and software on a central computer.

40.   It always has at hand the latest program listings, because nightly it phones up the central computers in California to catch schedule changes.