31.   Sun was battling with Apollo, one of the giants of the first Massachusetts technology boom, to supply Bedford-based Computervision with workstations.

32.   The technology boom and bust we have lived through the last few years has been a breathtaking ride, but it is hardly unprecedented.

33.   The technology boom has helped the San Francisco Bay area to record the lowest unemployment rates in the state.

34.   The technology boom that propelled these stocks, Paulsen said, was fueled by falling computer and cell phone prices.

35.   The technology boom is unexpectedly rehabilitating buildings that had been dismissed as obsolete, because of their size, ceiling height or amount of room for parking.

36.   The technology boom of last year was ruled by growth investors, who look for companies with accelerating earnings, with less regard for price.

37.   The technology boom and bust that we have lived through the last few years has been a breathtaking ride, but it is hardly unprecedented.

38.   Those who follow the local high-tech economy say it could create an even bigger technology boom in Seattle.

39.   Throughout the technology boom, filling jobs in this region and on the West Coast has been akin to fighting fires.

40.   With the benefit of hindsight, we can see that Greenspan only saw the bright side of the technology boom.