November 10, 2000
Computer Glitches Bring Down Nationwide Virtual College Fair
Technical difficulties last month torpedoed a nationwide virtual college fair, frustrating admissions officials of about 160 institutions -- along with uncounted numbers of their would-be students.
The fair was the first to be organized by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, but initially it brought nothing more to participants' computer screens than error messages.
When the technology finally began working, student turnout seemed
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