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Word: computerizes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Franklin's Bible will soon have to compete with a similar product developed by the SelecTronics company of Minneapolis. The SelecTronics Bible, also priced at $299, will contain the New International Version that is favored by conservative Evangelicals. Why the scramble to break into the microchip-Bible market? According to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: High-Tech Bible | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

In this case the focus of attention was the Amiga, a personal computer introduced by Commodore four years ago, whose sagging sales and fading image the company is trying to repair. Said Commodore president Harold Copperman: "This is not a celebration of new technology. This is a strategic repositioning and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just Squeaking Along | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

The Commodore show was symptomatic of what is taking place at many companies in the computer industry. After a decade of rapid expansion and explosive product innovation, the business has lost some of its pizazz. Many established companies are repackaging old technology rather than developing daring new products. Manufacturers of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just Squeaking Along | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

All told, the computer industry is entering a shake-out phase, in which slowing growth will force some companies to restructure or combine with healthier partners. Instead of the robust annual sales growth of 15% to 20% that the industry enjoyed in the early 1980s, computer revenues will expand an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just Squeaking Along | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

A prime reason for the slump is that corporate customers are cutting back on spending as they go through buyouts, mergers and restructurings. "Big customers are hanging back because they don't have any money," says Robert Noyce, chief executive of Sematech, a consortium of computer-chip makers. At the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just Squeaking Along | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

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