it goes away. it is a confluence of developments that are all happening at the right time. >> small and portable are the watch words for the '90s for manufacturers showing their wares in chicago this week. sony has camcorder that fits in your hand and a combination tv/vcr that goes into your purse or briefcase. >> if you have one of these and one of these but you don't have one of these, you are missing half the fun of owning a computer. this is a modem, with it you can turn your computer into a window on the world. >> i remember the first time. as slow as it was. it was like the first time i had scuba dived. there is this whole world out there. >> you can see there's 23 people with us in the lobby. we can type a message like "highway." it comes down at the bottom and simply press return and it will be broadcast to everybody in the room. >> does anybody say anything meaningful or useful? >> it is social banter. it is an area for social banter.