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Word: computerizes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...failure of the computerized tabulating system. It's more than a computer problem, because ((the P.R.I.)) had a computer system, and it worked very well. There were more than 54,000 casillas (voting booths), some of them in rural areas. Also, because of the tremendous flood of voters, some casillas did not close at 6 p.m. but stayed open ((legally)) in order to allow those in line to vote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We Will Enter a New Era | 7/18/1988 | See Source »

The main cause of the shortage is the baby bust. The low birthrates of the late 1960s and early 1970s mean that there are fewer teenagers and college-age students available today to take on the tedious service-industry tasks of chopping vegetables for salad bars, flipping hamburgers or feeding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Hands on Deck! | 7/18/1988 | See Source »

Since manpower shortages can crimp a company's ability to grow, many businesses have started recruiting as actively as the Army or the Navy does. To attract engineers, Compaq, a fast-expanding computer manufacturer, has chosen the old-fashioned hard sell. For a three-day recruiting drive in Dallas, Compaq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Hands on Deck! | 7/18/1988 | See Source »

That is just what the Soviets plan to do. In 1992, when America's Mars Observer is scheduled to fly, they hope to send a third Phobos spacecraft into Mars orbit carrying advanced remote-sensing devices, including a radar mapper that will seek out the best landing sites for future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Onward to Mars | 7/18/1988 | See Source »

Citing high voter turnout and computer breakdowns as problematic, the PRI-controlled Electoral Commission delayed reporting the accurate vote to the Mexican people.

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: Ignoring Possible Change | 7/15/1988 | See Source »

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