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At present, Xerox and IBM are only in the early rounds of the battle, but it is already proving costly. Each has been forced into an expensive invasion of the other's special turf. In order to acquire the necessary technology to produce an eventual hybrid system, Xerox has...
Itching to be on his own, Mize used his money, plus bank loans, to buy a controlling interest in Zapata, a small, cash-rich oil-drilling firm. Since he thus became the controlling stockholder in Zapata, Mize named himself chairman and began using the company's cash and stock...
Once inside the building, another shock awaits them. The maverick builder thinks elevators are "like coffins." Not here. They are garishly painted and lit in red and blue so that riders' faces acquire a purplish tinge. "Not always flattering, but it makes people talk," says Kaufman. "And conversation makes...
In the more formal climes of Washington, D.C., he is regarded as a strong opponent of the war and Pentagon overspending, and has helped press for stiff -er environmental and consumer protection. Now 42, Eagleton has two children, Terry, 13, and Christin, 9, and a wife who figures to be...
Hyams, who has been called Britain's Howard Hughes, sometimes goes to bizarre lengths to avoid publicity. At his company's annual general meeting last year, he turned up wearing a face-mask; there are few photographs of him. Hyams lives on a Hughesian scale as well. He...