Word: computerizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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In this day of ocean-spanning satellite cameras, the viewing public is warned earlier ?- and titillated more meticulously ? than ever before. Like voyagers to Kong Island, we heard the slow, ominous drumbeat long before we glimpsed the beast. Eye-popping computer models, resplendent in oranges and greens, swirled on television...
Moshe Y. Spinowitz '02, who moved in yesterday in the rain, said it did not affect his move-in experience much. "I was mostly worried about my computer," he said.
No longer does the threat of a midterm draw students to class. Section quizzes on lecture material mean not a thing. Forever gone are hand cramps, loose-leaf paper, lost pen caps and spiral notebooks; a syllabus to follow the reading material and a computer with Internet access provide a...
He answers e-mail faster than a speeding bullet. He's able to blow up imaginary worlds with a single keystroke. Gabe L. Newell '84 may not be a card-carrying superhero, but for fans of the computer gaming world, he comes pretty close.
Newell is co-founder and managing director of Valve Software, the creator of the action-adventure game "Half-Life." Released a year ago, the game has taken the computer gaming world by storm.