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...hasn't been out of town as much as Dartmouth president David McLaughlin who, according to his aides, his spent over half his time this year fundraising. Though he admits to not relishing fundraising, he is resigned to that part of running a university "which has no analog in business." He says. "There is no way we could preserve the essential elements of Harvard without raising capital...
...year is used for the clock and three AA pen-light batteries for the radio. The clock is equipped with a beep wake-up alarm that will run for about four minutes after the selected alarm time has been reached and it will then turn off automatically. Unlike analog clocks, the digital in the radio has an AM and PM indicator. The clock has an hour switch, minute and second display switches...
Niel Sanders, a member of the Corporate Committee of Analog Devices, a Westwood firm, said yesterday the high technology industry in Massachusetts is expected to grow at the rate of 30 to 35 per cent in the near future, but the number in engineering fields related to this industry will grow between 5 and 10 per cent during the same time peirod...
...Bova, a science fiction writer for more than 20 years and the field's most respected magazine editor, got tired of preaching to the converted. continuing a trend shown in his last few books and by his switch last year from Analog, which appeals to a limited science fiction readership, to Omni, one of Bob Guiccione's glossy publications. Bova is aiming for the mass market with Kinsman. It's science fiction, yes, the reliable Bova blend of advanced science and backward bureaucrats, but science fiction intended primarily for the uninitiated--those sad souls who do not see the value...
Some imperfections remain. Cooder, crazy about the sound, nevertheless reports that the digital console was mechanically ornery. Moreover, digital's full potential is muffled because recordings must still be transferred to conventional analog records. Playback equipment is a way down the road-maybe five years, maybe a little longer. Before the next decade is too far along, however, the audiophile down the block with all the latest equipment may be able to whip out a record smaller than a conventional 45 and put it on a machine that will scan its data with a laser. The sound will produce...