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excerpt: "Russell Long, police chief in Angola, Ind., installed a TS1000 in his patrol car with a 1.5\" Panasonic screen to display local crime statistics."
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# Bits and Bytes: Wanted: Computer Detectives

Russell Long, police chief in Angola, Ind., installed a TS1000 in his patrol car with a 1.5″ Panasonic screen to display local crime statistics.