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PLEASE HELP Sewing machines can be found in many homes today, and shows like Project Runway and Launch My Line have helped to revive the popularity of home sewing. However, for many years, the sewing machine was nothing more than an idea. British inventor Thomas Saint applied for the first sewing machine patent in 1791, but he never created a working model based on his design. In 1830, a French tailor named Barthélemy Thimonnier patented a sewing machine and opened a factory with 80 machines to produce uniforms for the French army. Thimonnier's factory was soon destroyed by French tailors who were fearful of losing their jobs to the new technology. For several decades, the future of the sewing machine remained in limbo.
Isaac Singer, an American engineer, was granted a patent in 1851 for a sewing machine that combined elements from earlier, commercially unsuccessful models invented by other engineers. Singer was sued several times by other engineers, but his machines soon became synonymous with home sewing. The sewing machine became popular in the United States during the 1850s, and the Sewing Machine War began as companies and individuals sued one another over patent rights. The legal battles continued into the 20th century, but this competition did not hamper the popularity or the increasing efficiency of the sewing machine.
The first electric sewing machines were produced by the Singer Sewing Co. in 1889. As electricity became more common in the United States, electric machines replaced the older hand-cranked models. Sewing machine manufacturers began to produce smaller and more efficient machines. In 1987, an Israel-based company called Orisol introduced the first computerized sewing machines. Although the Orisol machines were initially designed to produce shoes only, the computerized design was soon adapted for use in other models. Today, many home sewing machines use computerized technology, and this allows amateur sewing enthusiasts to produce complex designs that were once only available to professional tailors.

Based on information in this passage, the reader can conclude that
A.
electric sewing machines have been completely replaced by computers.
B.
people who use sewing machines have benefited from advances in technology.
C.
Orisol sewing machines have become the most popular machines in the U. S.
D.
the Orisol company produces more sewing machines than the Singer Sewing Co.

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