They don't really need iMac computers throughout the convention hall to tally the votes for Al Gore. Technician Sam Houston checks telephone connections to a computer station on the floor of the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles Sunday. But the computers sure look cool, one of many signs this is a high-tech convention.
Solar energy helps power the hall.
Donated cars have global positioning systems. Two-way pagers connect reporters, conventioneers and organizers with their home offices. All in all, Democrats say, it adds up to the highest-tech gathering of its kind. You see the future of American politics. Some of the gadgetry is more functional than others, but organizers hope it all helps create the image of a party of the future.