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Word: computerize (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Many people in the computer industry were unhappy last week when shares of Microsoft fell almost 14% in one day. But no one felt the sting more than William Gates, 33, the boyish-looking co-founder and chairman of the software- manufacturing firm. His 38% stake in Microsoft left him...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOFTWARE: A $175 Million Bottleneck | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

Microsoft is not the only software manufacturer in dutch. Many of its competitors are also having trouble getting their products onto store shelves. These companies are finding that developing successive generations of established software programs is a complicated and time-consuming business. The delays are beginning to irk mainframe- and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOFTWARE: A $175 Million Bottleneck | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

In an obscure corner of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), molecular biologist Norton Zinder strode to a 30-ft.-long oval conference table, sat down and rapped his gavel for order. A hush settled over the Human Genome Advisory Committee, an unlikely assemblage of computer experts, biologists, ethicists, industry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Gene Hunt | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

The very thought of being able to read the entire genetic message, and perhaps alter it, is alarming to those who fear the knowledge could create many moral and ethical problems. Does genetic testing constitute an invasion of privacy, for example, and could it lead to more abortions and to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Gene Hunt | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

Even more will be needed when the effort is in full swing, involving hundreds of scientists, dozens of Government, university and private laboratories, and several computer and data centers. With contributions from other Government agencies and private organizations like the Hughes institute, the total annual cost of the project will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Gene Hunt | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

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