Word: computerizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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And, a United States Army veteran named Billy who has his own Web site (www.enigmar.com) also insists that we're all one year too early. Billy currently works as a computer programmer, psychic, magician and Native-American drummer. We say, if Billy isn't expert enough, then who is?
For the first time, Harvard Arts and Sciences Computer Services (HASCS) made these personalized gateways to the Internet accessible for full-scale testing yesterday. The portals' most prominent feature is an on-line version of a pocket day planner.
"Everyone under the sun has portals today," said Director of FAS Computer Services Franklin M. Steen.
"Students at Harvard don't just use their computer in their room," he said. "[The portals are] an easy way to keep things with you as you move around campus."
For example, he said, many users keep a list of favorite Internet links--called bookmarks--on their personal machines. But they can't access these bookmarks when they move to a different machine in a computer lab or at a kiosk.