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Matt Howitt is correct ("Tech Talk," Apr. 26) in noting that preemptive multitasking "has existed for a long time," but he omits mentioning IBM's Time Sharing System (TSS) Model 360/67, which used a multitask environment, and paging of memory to create virtual memory. It too was created in the 1960s...
Although I think that my answer--which emerged from lips after 30 seconds of silence and several umms--was essentially correct, it surprised me nonetheless. I told my friend that I liked sports because it reminded me of fun times that I had with my family. And then, the shared experiences started rushing back...
...contrast, Tull's friend Gwyn Barry, duller and less gifted, makes millions with two politically correct, feel-good novels. Tull, feeling only jealousy and hatred, attempts to wreck Barry's career and his posh life. The attempts backfire, however, providing a source for Amis' sardonic humor-his elaborate facade for intellectual disdain and largely unearned cynicism...
Drake notes the Ad Board process seems toconflict with the ideas of due process. "It'sdifficult when there are two systems and one is somuch more superficial. It's difficult to knowabout the correct relationship between the Adboard and the regular legal community," she pointsout. Keith Light, a former senior advisor forCanaday who served on the Ad Board for two years,says he recognized that "the biggest dilemma ofthe board is working with a standard that fits auniversity setting given there is also a standardthat governs the legal system. Beyond a shadow ofa doubt' does not have to apply...
...Warm beverage." Location for such as event is key to determining whether it is or is not a date. Cafe Algiers and Cafe Pamplona rack up more points for date-like environment, whereas Au Bon Pain has little to no romantic ambiance. Ordering the correct thing is essential. According to Marcus R. Wohlsen '97: "If my date were to order a large mochaccino with a double shot of amaretto, I might find her kind of pretentious." Similarly, Rafael N. Castro '97 recommends the low road. "Always order either an espresso or a regular black cup of joe. Tea is fine...