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Data Discman, a handheld electronic book that can store and display
the equivalent of three sets of the Encyclopaedia Britannica on an 8-centimetre
CD, on display at the International Business Show in Hong Kong last week.
Sony, its developer, says an English-language version will be available
in the summer.

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