"Almost 2001" is a segment on NBC Nightly News with Tom
          Brokaw.  The segment was launched on Monday, December 27, 1993
          as the title of a 5-part series on Telecommunications and
          Technology reported by George Lewis.  Plans are for the
          segment to reappear as part of the Nightly News on an
          occasional basis in the future.

          In launching this series, we have announced an e-mail address
          available for anyone with access to the Internet:

                    nightly@nbc.com  [not case-sensitive]

          Like the Internet has grown with the enthusiasm of users,
          this WELLgopher space was launched with the same kind of
          eagerness to share information.  At the request of viewers
          and Internet users, who wanted to know what we were saying
          even if they didn't have a chance to watch the broadcast,
          we are posting copies of our scripts.  These are not
          official transcripts.

          What happens after the series and how long this space will
          continue to be active, we don't know yet.

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