A few years ago these people knocked CompStat as being nothing more than a high-tech computer designed to give the people an appearance of what is going on.

Heat sinks are designed to prevent today's high-tech computers from over heating.

"Forget all the high-tech computers; get out your slates," Mr. Russert said.

How Heat Sinks Work Without heat sinks, today's high-tech computers couldn't run at the speeds they do.

The action is almost purely symbolic, however, since high-tech computers can quickly re-aim the missiles.

Before them, somewhat out of place in the cobwebby gothic, stood what looked for all the next world like a high-tech computer.

The people in Washington were sold on high-tech computer and sensor networks for the collection of intelligence.

As well, the high-tech computer and communication equipment in her aircraft allowed children in some 200,000 classrooms around the world to chart her progress via the Internet.

It's designed to work with either a broadband or standard dial-up internet connection so you don't need the latest high-tech computer.

Iowa has spent the last few years quietly building a fiber-optic communications network like the high-tech computer, voice and video "data highway" proposed by President Clinton.